Why Gen X is the First Generation to Have More Cancer than Their Parents

A new study shows that the long-term decline in cancer rates may be reversing.

F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE
6 min readJun 11, 2024

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A lot of epidemiology starts with a simple question. But as you think about it, you realize just how complicated the question actually is. Here’s a simple question — is cancer more common today than it was in the…

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F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE

Medicine, science, statistics. Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale. New book “How Medicine Works and When it Doesn’t” available now.