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Andrew Gregory in Chicago

UNCOVERED: Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under 50s - The Untold Story

Woman in bed using a smartphone
People with poor sleeping patterns were more likely to develop early-onset bowel, breast, uterine or ovarian cancer, research shows. Photograph: Tatiana Meteleva/Getty Images

Poor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.

The number of younger people diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost 80% in three decades. Worldwide cases of early-onset cancer increased from 1.82m in 1990 to 3.26m in 2019, while cancer deaths among people in their 40s, 30s or younger rose by 27%.

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