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A new global study has found that cancer cases are increasing among younger populations across much of the world – with much of the increase linked to obesity.

The rise is not limited to people under 50, with older generations seeing similar upward trends.

The research, published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, examined cancer data from 42 countries across five continents between 2003 and 2017.

Scientists analysed 13 types of cancer previously reported to be rising in younger adults.

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