Cancer rates are surging in unexpected places and the NCCN conference just exposed why

Cancer prevention

Cancer is no longer waiting for old age. That uncomfortable reality set the tone at one of the most significant annual gatherings in oncology, where more than a thousand cancer care professionals came together in Orlando, Florida, to confront some of the most pressing challenges facing the field today. The NCCN 2026 Annual Conference brought […]

Hypertension is quietly targeting young adults in their 30s and most have no idea

hypertension

High blood pressure has long been thought of as something that happens to older adults, a condition that arrives gradually after decades of wear on the cardiovascular system. That assumption is becoming harder to hold. Cardiologists and public health researchers have been tracking a steady and concerning rise in hypertension diagnoses among adults in their […]

Why gastrointestinal cancer is increasing among young adults

cancer treatment

Gastrointestinal cancers — including colorectal, pancreatic, and bile duct — are being diagnosed more often and at a faster rate in younger adults than they were a decade ago, according to a new report. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, compared cancer incidence rates in people younger than 50 between 2010 and 2019. Over […]