Throat cancer cases have soared by 50 per cent in men in the last 25 years due to fatness and bad diet, researchers have found. Back in the eighties approximately 2,600 men were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer every year but now the figure is more than 5,100.
The most theatrical rise was among men in their 50s, as rates increased by 67 per cent over the same period.
Rates in women also rose, but simply by eight per cent, from 5.1 to 5.5 per 100,000 people. “But we think the obesity outbreak may be a big reason behind the augment. We know that being overweight considerably increases the risk of adenocarcinoma – the main type of oesophageal cancer that’s on the up. Our shifting diets are also likely to be influencing the rise with people eating less fruit and vegetables."
In 1983, 9.6 in every 100,000 men were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer but now 14.4 in every 100,000 men are diagnosed with the disease – an enlarge of 50 per cent. Oesophageal cancer is the ninth most familiar cancer in the UK. In 2007, around 8,000 people were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, counting 5,226 men.
The risk of rising the disease increases with age and affects very few people under 40. Oesophageal cancer is one of the most complicated cancers to detect and treat, with only eight per cent of people with the disease ongoing at least five years. Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, said: “These new figures are principally concerning as oesophageal cancer is a very difficult cancer to treat.
"Oesophageal cancer rates have risen considerably in the UK compared with many other Western countries so we need to determine the underlying causes.
"To struggle the poor survival rate for oesophageal cancer, Cancer Research UK is funding research to find new ways to identify the disease earlier and improve treatment so that more people beat the disease.”
The most theatrical rise was among men in their 50s, as rates increased by 67 per cent over the same period.
Rates in women also rose, but simply by eight per cent, from 5.1 to 5.5 per 100,000 people. “But we think the obesity outbreak may be a big reason behind the augment. We know that being overweight considerably increases the risk of adenocarcinoma – the main type of oesophageal cancer that’s on the up. Our shifting diets are also likely to be influencing the rise with people eating less fruit and vegetables."
In 1983, 9.6 in every 100,000 men were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer but now 14.4 in every 100,000 men are diagnosed with the disease – an enlarge of 50 per cent. Oesophageal cancer is the ninth most familiar cancer in the UK. In 2007, around 8,000 people were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, counting 5,226 men.
The risk of rising the disease increases with age and affects very few people under 40. Oesophageal cancer is one of the most complicated cancers to detect and treat, with only eight per cent of people with the disease ongoing at least five years. Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, said: “These new figures are principally concerning as oesophageal cancer is a very difficult cancer to treat.
"Oesophageal cancer rates have risen considerably in the UK compared with many other Western countries so we need to determine the underlying causes.
"To struggle the poor survival rate for oesophageal cancer, Cancer Research UK is funding research to find new ways to identify the disease earlier and improve treatment so that more people beat the disease.”
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