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#17: Why It Matters that Cancer Rates are on the Rise

#17: Why It Matters that Cancer Rates are on the Rise

Update: 2023-04-14

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Cancer rates are on the rise for people younger than 50. We're talking about why that is and why it matters especially for Black people. Check out ProPublica's Cancer Heatmap ⁠here⁠: https://projects.propublica.org/toxmap/

A video of this episode is also available on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Lwatz2hBecQ

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#17: Why It Matters that Cancer Rates are on the Rise

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