
WCRF analysed NHS data in England and compared diagnosis rates between 2001 and 2023 for their research.In England, the incidence rate of prostate cancer in men under 50 jumped from one in every 100,000 people in 2001 to 3.6 in every 100,000 in 2023.Bowel cancer rates shot up from 3.9 in 100,000 to 8.4 in 100,000 over the same period, while early-onset uterine and kidney cancer rates doubled to 3.9 and 3 per 100,000 people, respectively.Breast cancer rates in those under 50 increased, although less sharply, from 42 to 47.5 per 100,000 in 2023, with increases also recorded in early-onset pancreatic and liver cancer rates.