While deaths from cancer have decreased overall, the study shows cancer rates keep going up − especially among women. Researchers also found middle-aged women, like the Princess of Wales, age 43, now have a slightly higher cancer risk than their male counterparts and young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed as young men.

Kate Middleton visited the Royal Marsden Hospital in London for her first appearance of 2025 on Jan. 14, and following her appearance, she took to Instagram to make a major announcement regarding her cancer battle.