By Philip S. Rosenberg et al.
Source jamanetwork
Key Points
Question Is cancer incidence in successive social generations in the US slowing or growing?
Findings In this cohort study of 3.8 million patients with cancer ascertained by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, members of Generation X born between 1965 and 1980 have been experiencing larger per-capita increases in the incidence of leading cancers combined than any prior generation born between 1908 and 1964.
Meaning These findings suggest that based on current trajectories, cancer incidence in the US might remain high for decades.
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