Cancer Case Rates Are Rising Across Generations and a Private Spacewalk is Delayed

The American Cancer Society published a study suggesting that for 8
or 34 cancers tracked, case rates are rising from one generation to
the next. While headlines often point to sedentary lifestyles and
higher weights as a possible cause, some experts say that these
factors alone cannot explain the spike. In more hopeful oncology
news, there’s a new blood test for colorectal cancer–though it
doesn’t replace the importance of colonoscopies.  SpaceX is
delaying their attempt at the first-ever private
spacewalk—billionaire Jared Isaacman will have to wait. And on the
ground, move over hardwood and softwood—two surviving species of
the Liriodendron genus point to a new categorization of midwood.
Recommended reading: Gen X Faces Higher Cancer Rates Than Any
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