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corgihamlet | 1 year ago

If you read the actual study referenced in the article you'll find that 10 of the 17 cancer types which are rising in the young cohorts are obesity-related. Lung cancer is actually down for the younger cohorts.

Another interesting find was a rise in anal cancer and Kaposi's sarcomas which are mostly related to HIV infections.

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bookaway|1 year ago

>10 of the 17 cancer types which are rising in the young cohorts are obesity-related.

This would mean that 40% is non-obesity related which seems...kinda high?

The article has this line:

>Bafflingly, many of the new clinic’s young patients are in good shape, exercise regularly and eat healthily.

Is this supported by the study, or a journalistic observation?