02-07-2025
Generation Cancer
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Australians in their 30s and 40s are facing an alarming surge in cancer diagnoses and researchers are scrambling to understand why.
From bowel and breast to liver and kidney, aggressive cancers are hitting younger people; they're often detected late, with devastating outcomes.
This week on Four Corners, Dr Norman Swan investigates what's behind the change.
Could it be ultra-processed foods, stress, or exposures dating back to childhood, even pregnancy?
He meets those grappling with a diagnosis and searching for answers.
Generation Cancer asks what can be done to curb the rise, and are we ready?
It's a wake-up call for a generation — and health services — blindsided by this rise.
Generation Cancer, reported by Dr Norman Swan and produced by Elise Potaka, airs on July 7 at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
