Cancer diagnoses are shifting from older to younger adults and from men to women, according to a report released Thursday by the American Cancer Society.

Women are now being diagnosed with cancer more often than men in certain age groups, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. Among adults aged 50-64, cancer rates are slightly higher in women, and women under 50 are almost twice as likely as men in the same age group to receive a cancer diagnosis.

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 shows how the rate of women under the age of 65 developing more cancers has been increasing over time.

There were a number of “striking trends” related to age and gender in the American Cancer Society’s new cancer statistics report.

The American Cancer Society's annual cancer trend report shows cancer mortality is decreasing but cancer rates are increasing in young adults and women.

The American Cancer Society's report shows a mix of lower death rates and rising cancer incidence rates for some groups, especially younger women.

Cancer rates for young women are sharply rising, with women under 50 more likely to develop cancer than their male counterparts — by 82%. The rate of cancer for young women “h