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Aug 2023
22m 16s

What we need to know about young people ...

The Guardian
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Scientists are worried about the rising amounts of people under 50 being diagnosed with cancer. Deputy news editor Josephine Tovey shares her story of battling bowel cancer in her mid-30s. And, science writer Donna Lu explains what’s behind the worrying rise in cancer rates 
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