Now yet another deadly disease is surging in young people, warn experts - amid explosion in early onset cancers READ MORE: Warning over life-threatening signs of stroke that are easily missed By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:25, 18 November 2024 | Updated: 10:17, 18 November 2024 e-mail View comments Health chiefs today sounded the alarm over a startling rise in debilitating strokes among younger Brits. Data shows more than 12,500 people in theirs 50s suffered the potentially fatal condition in 2023/24. By comparison the figure stood at just over 8,000 in 2004/2005 — marking an increase of 55 per cent in two decades.
The trend far outpaces the 28 per cent rise across all ages over the same period. Experts said the 'alarming' trends showed that the condition was not just a risk for the elderly, with the rise being fuelled by obesity, stress, poor diet and sedentary lifestyles. It also comes amid a concerning trend of increasing rates of some types of the cancers, specifically breast, lung and bowel among younger people.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting , said: 'These figures are shocking, and even more so given the causes of stroke are largely preventable, such as high blood pressure and a poor diet. 'Prevention will always be better than cure. Not only because it means helping people to live well for longer, but also because a healthy workforce supports our growth mission too.
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