EPOY members has been published the article «Cancer trends among young adults in Russian Federation: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data», in the Cancer Epidemiology.
This work represents the first comprehensive evaluation of long-term cancer trends specifically focused on young adults (20–44 years) in the Russian Federation for the period from 2013 to 2023.
Using nationwide population-based cancer registry data, the study analyzed 468,870 cancer cases and 131,498 deaths among adults aged 20–44 years to evaluate incidence and mortality dynamics. The analysis revealed a 2.2-fold higher cancer incidence in young women compared to men. Rising trends were observed for thyroid and colorectal cancer in both sexes, with site-specific increases in liver, kidney, and melanoma among men, and breast, oral cavity, and pancreatic cancers among women. Overall mortality declined for most cancer sites; however, rates remained stable for head and neck, gastrointestinal, breast, and skin cancers.