New cancer cases among young people, particularly women, are on the rise both in the United States and around the world. On Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Yale School of Medicine’s Veda Giri, the American Cancer Society’s Rebecca Siegel and the National Cancer Institute’s Steven Rosenberg join Washington Post Live to discuss what is driving higher cancer rates in young people,

An American Cancer Society study revealed cases in women under 50 have increased by 1.4% annually from 2012 to 2021.

The incidence of breast cancer among women younger than 50 has gone up an average of 1.4% a year from 2012 to 2021, according to the report. And for Asian American/Pacific Islander women — who traditionally have had much lower rates of breast cancer than other groups — the incidence among this age group has jumped by 50% since 2000.

There has been an increased trend of breast cancer diagnoses in women under the age of 50. Dr. Claudia Tellez joined Good Day Chicago to discuss prevention efforts.

Hundreds of women due to be screened for breast cancer throughout October will see record numbers referred for follow-up care as hospitals and charities aim to tackle the most common UAE cancer. Around 4,