Cancer rates are increasing among women under 50, and women between 50 to 64 are now diagnosed more often than men. Breast cancer is the most common and lethal cancer in women globally. Early detection through regular screening and various treatments like surgery,

Working-age women in the US are now more likely to get cancer than men of the same age. A new report out Thursday from the American Cancer Society showed that the number of women under 65 diagnosed with cancer has been steadily increasing.

The increase in breast cancer rates among younger patients is occurring as the incidence of other early-onset cancers — including colorectal, gastric, kidney and liver cancer — is also on the rise, though cancer among patients under 50 is still relatively rare overall, Dr. Partridge said.