For years, cancer has been seen as a disease people mostly get when they’re older. That seems to be changing as more young people are getting cancer than ever before.
Today, Nina Agrawal, a health reporter for The New York Times, explains what scientists are learning about the factors driving the rise and what it means for a generation of young cancer survivors.
Guest: Nina Agrawal, a health reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Hundreds of New York Times readers shared their experiences with early-onset cancers. Here are seven of their stories.
- Research is starting to offer clues about why more than a dozen types of cancer have increased among people under 50 in the past decade.
Photo: Leah Nash for The New York Times
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