Why Adults Are Getting Cancer at a Younger Age

成年人为何越来越年轻就患癌

The Daily

2026-08-10

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For years, cancer has been seen as a disease people mostly get when they’re older. That seems to be changing as more young people are getting cancer than ever before. Today, Nina Agrawal, a health reporter for The New York Times, explains what scientists are learning about the factors driving the rise and what it means for a generation of young cancer survivors. Guest: Nina Agrawal, a health reporter for The New York Times. Background reading:  Hundreds of New York Times readers shared their experiences with early-onset cancers. Here are seven of their stories. Research is starting to offer clues about why more than a dozen types of cancer have increased among people under 50 in the past decade. Photo: Leah Nash for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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