Experts flag ‘easily missed’ signs of kidney cancer that’s surging in young people – as NHS figures show rise in 18 different cancers among under 50s

Experts have urged Britons to look out for the easily missed warning signs of kidney cancer – as data reveals it is surging among under 50s.

NHS figures show diagnoses in England jumped by 12 per cent among under-50s between 2023 and 2024, climbing from 1,095 cases to 1,227. 

Kidney cancer has more commonly been associated with the elderly, with three-quarters of those diagnosed aged over 60. 

However experts told the Daily Mail that cases among under-50s have been slowly rising for years.

But they aren’t sure why, and, concerningly, they say the disease is especially difficult to spot in young patients, whose cancer

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