Leo Hohmann: Doctors ‘Baffled’ by Unprecedented Surge in Cancers Among Young People Under 50
Spc. Estrella “Star” Dorado Marin, left, was a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program who competed in freestyle wrestling. Dorado Marin, 21, died Jan. 3, 2024, in Thornton, Colo., following complications from emergency surgery. (Nate Garcia/U.S. Army)
This article originally appeared on Leo Hohmann’s Substack and was republished with permission
The Wall Street Journal reports that doctors are baffled by the sudden rise in cancer among young people.
The Journal writes:
“Cancer is hitting more young people in the U.S. and around the globe, baffling doctors. Diagnosis rates in the U.S. rose in 2019 to 107.8 cases per 100,000 people under 50, up 12.8% from 95.6 in 2000,
