Cancer in younger adults

Obesity in young adults was linked to more early cancer in a study of 6 million Koreans

In a nationwide study of more than 6 million Korean adults aged 20 to 39, published Oct. 27, 2026, in Annals of Internal Medicine, 10-year cancer incidence was 2.62% with class II obesity vs. 1.84% with normal weight. Belly fat…