Early-onset cancers increased by 79% globally from 1990 to 2019: Study

Cancer is increasingly claiming the lives of younger and younger people. Globally, from 1990 to 2019, early-onset cancers -- defined as those in people under 50 -- increased by about 79%, according to a recent study. An estimated 20 million cases of cancer were diagnosed worldwide in 2022, up from 18 million in 2020. Earlier this year, the World Health Organization predicted that number would rise to 35 million by 2050. Kate Fisher reports on the dramatic rise in cases and the scientific breakthroughs for what was once considered a disease of the old.