What's behind rising cancer in the under-50s?

theguardian.com

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could it be something to do with:

Air Quality Management Areas

Current AQMAs by Pollutant

https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/summary

OR maybe our water, full of human shit and run off chemicals

07/01/2025 Intestinal Enterococci levels = CFU/100ml = > 1000

07/01/2025 E.Coli levels = CFU/100ml = > 1000

https://watertestingriverthames.co.uk/

OR could it possibly be all the chemicals in food, in particular the "processing aids" that do not appear on food labels.

Forever chemicals, pesticides, herbicides etc etc

OR could it be all the unnnatural prescribed drugs that you dont need.

In fact just being alive today is a risk factor

I assumed it was just more diagnoses than before. And the last paragraphs seem to suggest that as well -- that melanoma skin cancer is being diagnosed more often.

The article also points out that the death rate (from skin cancer) isn't increasing along with the diagnoses. The article raises the possibility of false positives -- but it could also be that early detection is preventing more people dying from skin cancer.

https://archive.is/wip/AFtH7

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