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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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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-08-01 06:59:55+00:00.

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.

    • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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      4 months ago

      If you are trying to urge optimism in the face of the US health care system, I am duly sworn to direct you to Hexbear's Pessimism Policy Bulletin (PPB), which can be found here:
      https://hexbear.net/ppb