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Cancer cases in under-50s worldwide up nearly 80% in three decades, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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More than a million under-50s a year dying of cancer and figure projected to rise by another 21% by 2030

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Meanwhile, there are shortages of common cancer-fighting drugs due to under-investment in their production because they are not super profitable for the pharmaceutical companies.

We need to nationalize production of important medications.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Probably just a coincidence and nothing to do with corporations screwing up our environment for profit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's an epidemic that we're totally unprepared for.