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fromHarvard Gazette
4 days ago

Cancer is rising among younger people - why? - Harvard Gazette

People born in 1990 face substantially higher risks of colorectal and colon cancer compared with those born in 1950, reflecting rising early-onset cancer incidence.
fromsilive
1 month ago

Staten Island has highest rate in NYC for more than a dozen cancers: Here's which ones

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders are more likely to be diagnosed with various forms of cancer than residents of any other New York City borough, with higher rates for more than a dozen types of cancers, state health data shows. Staten Island has had the highest overall cancer rate of any borough in New York City every year since 1997, according to data from the New York State Cancer Registry.
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