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Science can claim many battlefield victories in the war on cancer. The overall rate of new cases is stable, and death rates are falling, on average, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, one disturbing trend has emerged: a rise in cancer diagnoses among younger people. Early-onset cancers, defined as those that appear before the age of 50, are becoming more prevalent…