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Younger generations are facing a higher risk of cancer than their parents. Each successive generation born during the second half of the 20th century has faced a higher risk of 17 cancers (www.scimex.org)
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Younger generations are facing a higher risk of cancer than their parents. Each successive generation born during the second half of the 20th century has faced a higher risk of 17 cancers, accordi...

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Original Title: Younger generations are facing a higher risk of cancer than their parents. Each successive generation born during the second half of the 20th century has faced a higher risk of 17 cancers, according to a US study. 10 of these cancers are linked to obesity.

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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 23 points 4 months ago

life expectancy is decreasing in the US.

also, is dying from cancer really something that got frequently interpreted as something else a generation ago? this isn't like neurodivergence. your body filled up with tumors and you stop eating, nobody in the 70s was like, "must have been an accident."

[-] AndJusticeForAll@hexbear.net 19 points 4 months ago

Family thought I was autistic, turns out it was just cancer.

[-] Runcible@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

I think the argument is more that longer lifespans allow for cancer to develop, but I don't think you can say a given 80 year old is more likely to die of cancer than a heart attack or car accident so I don't know that it would artificially inflate the cancer numbers anyway

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