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Mike Stratton
Geneticist and former boss of the Wellcome-Sanger Institute. Leading research on genome sequencing to study early onset cancers and identify mutational signatures.
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May 7, 2025
• 39min
Early onset: why is cancer on the rise in younger people?
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Join Ann Young, a physician who faced breast cancer in her 30s, as she shares her poignant journey through early-onset cancer. Slavea Chankova, health-care correspondent for The Economist, dives into the alarming rise in cancer diagnoses among younger individuals, exploring possible environmental links. Geneticist Mike Stratton discusses innovative genome sequencing research to identify mutational signatures related to this worrying trend. Discover the emotional challenges young patients face and the urgent need for further investigation into the causes of early-onset cancer.
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