The Claim

Cancer incidence rates in women under 50 years are 82% higher than in men of the same age, primarily due to increases in breast and thyroid cancers, while rates in men have declined slightly.

Source: Cancer statistics, 2025

What the research says

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In plain English

This means that for people under 50, women get cancer more often than men—about 82% more often. This is mostly because breast and thyroid cancers are becoming more common in women, while cancer rates in men have actually gone down a little bit.

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Cancer incidence rates in women under 50 years are 82% higher than in men of the same age, primarily due to increases in breast and thyroid cancers, while rates in men have declined slightly.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Cancer statistics, 2025

    The study directly supports the claim by showing that women under 50 have 82% more cancer cases than men, just as stated.

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