Cancer Risk And Awareness: Cancer is a rapidly growing serious and fatal disease globally, the risk of which is being seen in people of all ages. It is also one of the top causes of death worldwide. Health experts say that people who have a family history of this disease may have a higher risk of developing cancer. Apart from this, if you have a disturbed daily routine, poor eating habits and are exposed to chemicals, then these conditions can also increase your risk, about which everyone should be alert. Apart from these factors, did you know that some commonly done tests can also increase the risk of cancer in young people?

In a recent report, health experts have warned about the increasing risk of thyroid cancer among young people. Although this cancer is quite rare and is usually seen in older people, due to radiation exposure, the younger population is gradually becoming affected by it.

Recent data shows that the share of thyroid cancer cases among young people is continuously increasing, especially between the ages of 20 and 40. The team of experts has also found some diagnostic procedures to be responsible for this.

Before understanding the factors that increase thyroid cancer, it is important to know about this cancer.

Learn about thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is a disease of the thyroid gland, located in the lower part of your throat. This disease causes abnormal growth of malignant cells in the gland. Symptoms of this cancer are often related to common throat problems that are often overlooked as normal, although they can be serious. Common symptoms include a lump or swelling in the neck, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing.

In a recent report on the increased risk of thyroid cancer, experts have said that repeated tests like X-rays and CT scans can also increase the risk of this cancer.

Thyroid cancer symptoms are very common, but often go unnoticed.

A local media report in Britain mentions a 31-year-old man diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He had a lump in his neck, which was found to be cancerous upon examination. Doctors said the tumor had probably been there for about a decade but was not detected in time because it did not cause any pain or other symptoms.

In Britain, thyroid cancer diagnoses have increased by 62 percent in the last ten years, and experts worry that the rate could rise by nearly three-quarters by 2035.

According to the American Cancer Society, it is one of the top five cancers on the rise among young people, along with throat, prostate, kidney, and colon cancer. The incidence of thyroid cancer is nearly four times higher in women than in men.

X-rays and CT scans can increase the risk

When a team of doctors tried to understand the reasons behind this increase, they discovered that medical technology itself may be the main reason for this increase. Excessive use of X-rays and CT scans, in particular, exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, which can increase the risk of cancer.

Children are most at risk, as exposure at a young age increases the risk of developing problems decades later.

In a study conducted in June this year, researchers found that about 5 percent of all new cancers in the US may be linked to CT scans, which is equivalent to the risk of cancer caused by alcohol. In the UK, about 4,000 people are diagnosed with thyroid cancer each year, most of whom are between the ages of 70 and 74. However, the incidence has nearly tripled in the last three decades.

What do experts say?

Professor Fausto Palazzo, an endocrine surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital in London, says the incidence of thyroid cancer has risen sharply over the past 25 years.

A study of more than 11 million Australians found that children who underwent CT scans had a 40 percent higher risk of developing thyroid cancer later in life. Earlier in 2010, endocrinologists at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago warned that increased exposure to medical radiation may be increasing the risk of thyroid cancer, and should be considered.

It is important to continue taking measures to prevent cancer.

Doctors say, till now we know about only two things which increase the risk of thyroid cancer, those are family history and radiation exposure. Some research has also estimated that increase in environmental radiation exposure in recent decades has also increased the cases of this disease, but data on this is less.

This cancer can be prevented by paying attention to the symptoms in time, timely diagnosis and treatment. Doctors should also keep in mind that unless absolutely necessary, tests like CT scan should not be suggested to younger people at least.

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