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Lately, studies have show that rates of cancer are rising among young people, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer. But what is behind this rise? We speak with journalist Jamie Ducharme, who wrote a piece titled “The Race to Explain Why More Young Adults Are Getting Cancer” for Time Magazine. Plus Dr. Trisha Pasricha, who writes the Ask the Doctor column for the Washington Post, discusses this story from a doctor's perspective. Plus, listeners share their own experience with cancer at a young age.
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Lately, studies have show that rates of cancer are rising among young people, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer. But what is behind this rise? We speak with journalist Jamie Ducharme, who wrote a piece titled “The Race to Explain Why More Young Adults Are Getting Cancer” for Time Magazine. Plus Dr. Trisha Pasricha, who writes the Ask the Doctor column for the Washington Post, discusses this story from a doctor's perspective. Plus, listeners share their own experience with cancer at a young age.

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