The number of teenagers dying from cancer is growing, warns Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Obesity, tooth decay and mental disorders of children and adolescents are also a scourge.
The number of new cancer cases among young Poles is increasing. In 2000, there were 10 of them out of 10. kids. In the last four years – already 14 out of 10. 20 percent are struggling with obesity. children, and almost 80 percent. suffers from tooth decay.
Another disturbing phenomenon is the increase in the number of suicides among adolescents, especially between the ages of 15 and 19. In 2012, 311 young Poles took their own lives.