Doctors warn of rise in rate of cancer among young people

It seems like people are getting diagnosed with cancer at younger and younger ages. Doctors confirm that is indeed happening.

"The rate of cancer in young adults worldwide has been going up at a rate of about 1% to 2% per year over at least the last three decades," said Dr. Donald Karcher, president of the College of American Pathologists.

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