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OECD data shows that between 2000 and 2022, cancer incidence in European women rose 10% and jumped 16% in young women between 15 and 49 years old

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• PrimaryOECD - Recent epidemiological trends in the cancer burdenFrom 2000 to 2022, age-standardised cancer incidence among women increased by +10% (from 431 to 474 per 100 000 women) on average across 24 EU countries; among younger women (15-49 years), incidence rose from 143.8 to 166.6 per 100,000, representing a 16% increase.
• SecondaryThe Times - Why cancer rates are soaring for women under 50Incidence of cancer among women aged 15-49 increased by 16 per cent across Europe from 2000 to 2022 according to OECD data.