You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong? | Devi Sridhar

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• You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong? | Devi Sridhar
  The Guardian · October 9, 2026 07:00
  Some change in our lifestyles and environments over a generation has caused this increased risk. What, exactly, is a mystery Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh In the field of global health, we often talk about each generation living longer and…