Neoplasms are new and abnormal tissue growth. In this study, most of the deaths noted cancerous neoplasms as an underlying cause.

In 2021, there was a sudden increase in neoplasm deaths and excess all-cause mortality involving 15- to 44-year-olds, according to a recent preprint.
Neoplasms are new and abnormal tissue growth. These can be cancerous or not. However, in this study, most of the deaths noted cancerous neoplasms as an underlying cause.

“Most deaths are within the malignant neoplasm categories, while benign neoplasms are negligible,” the paper’s lead author, Carlos Alegria from Phinance Technologies, told The Epoch Times.