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ICYMI, February 8, 2019

Published on February 8, 2019

Updated on November 1, 2019

Feature story

Some Cancers Are Rising in Millennials. Obesity Might Be Why

MONDAY, February 4, 2019 (TIME magazine)—The rates of new cancer cases and cancer deaths have fallen in the U.S. over the past few decades. But certain cancers are becoming more common among younger Americans, and researchers think obesity may be to blame, finds a new report from the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute.

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