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Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)

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About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah. The unfortunate truth about science news reporting is that usually it's not sensational, so they need to play things up for clicks and ad revenue. A lot of the time it ends up in somewhat misleading semi-truths like this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago