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Cancer cases in India have increased by 26% since 1990, with deaths rising by 21%, largely due to persistent risk factors like tobacco use and limited early detection, contrasting with declines in the US and China due to better prevention and screening strategies. The study emphasizes the need for strengthened prevention, screening, and integration of cancer care into universal health coverage to reverse this trend.
Prostate cancer rates in the US have increased over the past decade, especially in advanced stages, despite reduced PSA screening, with higher mortality rates among Black and Native American men, highlighting the need for tailored screening strategies and further research into environmental and nutritional factors.
After the implementation of a revised surveillance case definition for Lyme disease in 2022, reported cases in the United States increased by 68.5% compared to the average during 2017–2019, with the highest relative increase among older adults. The change likely reflects modifications in surveillance methods rather than a true change in disease risk. The revised approach improves standardization of surveillance data across high-incidence jurisdictions but hinders comparison with historical data. Limitations include under- and overreporting, and changes in laboratory testing may have influenced the reported incidence.
The incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a fatal prion disease, has been steadily increasing in the United States, particularly among women. From 2007 to 2020, the incidence of CJD rose from 1.06 to 1.58 per million in women and from 1.05 to 1.47 per million in men. The increase remained significant for women even after adjusting for age. The rise in incidence may be due to changing demographics or improved detection with new diagnostic tools. The study highlights the need for monitoring among the aging U.S. population.
The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased in male individuals younger than 50 years, while it has decreased in individuals older than 50 years. A study analyzed the prevalence of advanced adenomas (AAs) in younger adults without CRC symptoms and found that younger adults had an increased prevalence of AAs. The researchers suggest that sex should be taken into account when recommending screening, with men potentially needing screening as early as 40 years of age.
A study conducted in Bavaria, Germany, found that a diagnosis of COVID-19 in children was associated with an increased incidence of type 1 diabetes since 2020. The findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection contributed to the observed increase in type 1 diabetes incidence during the pandemic. The study also found that undiagnosed infection could have contributed to the moderately increased incidence of type 1 diabetes observed in children without a COVID-19 diagnosis. Further studies are required to determine whether vaccination should be considered in children at risk for type 1 diabetes.