Early-onset and later-onset cancer: trends, risk factors, and prevention in Northern China

• Published in: Science China. Life sciences Vol. 67; no. 9; pp. 1928 - 1940
• Main Authors: Liu, Tong, Liu, Chen-An, Zhang, Qing-Song, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Yi-Ming, Song, Meng-Meng, Lin, Shi-Qi, Deng, Li, Wu, Shou-Ling, Shi, Han-Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Age of Onset; Aged; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol use; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cancer; Case-Control Studies; China - epidemiology; Diabetes mellitus; Fatty liver; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Incidence; Inflammation; Life Sciences; Lipid metabolism; Liver cancer; Liver diseases; Male; Malignancy; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Population studies; Prospective Studies; Research Paper; Risk Factors; Smoking; Trends; China; cancer; later-onset; early-onset; trend; risk factor; prevention

The characteristics of early-onset (onset age <50 years) and later-onset (onset age ≽ 50 years) cancers differ significantly. Identifying novel risk factors for both types of cancer is crucial for increasing awareness of cancer prevention and for reducing its burden. This study aimed to analyze t...