As cancer cases rise among young adults in the US, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older generations.
Among adults born between 1920 and 1990, there's a significant difference in the incidence of cancer rates and cancer types between these generations, according to the study published in the journal The Lancet Public Health. In fact, they noted the incidence rate for some forms was two to three times higher in people born in 1990 than in 1955.
Although the causes for these increases require more research, the authors cite a number of contributing factors. Click on for more about the types of cancers and the potential causes.