Why Adults Are Getting Cancer at a Younger Age
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08/10/26
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For years, cancer has been seen as a disease people mostly get when they’re older. That seems to be changing as more young people are getting cancer than ever before.
Today, Nina Agrawal, a health reporter for The New York Times, explains what scientists are learning about the factors driving the rise and what it means for a generation of young cancer survivors.
Guest: Nina Agrawal, a health reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Hundreds of New York Times readers shared their experiences with early-onset cancers. Here are seven of their stories.
- Research is starting to offer clues about why more than a dozen types of cancer have increased among people under 50 in the past decade.
Photo: Leah Nash for The New York Times
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“Traditional” French parenting is built on a foundation of firm boundaries, strictness and punishment for misbehavior. Within these rules, children are also allowed freedom and autonomy, which some say results in both well-behaved children and stress-free parents.
In recent years, though, American-style “gentle” or “positive” parenting has gained a toehold in the country, unsettling decades of orthodoxy about the best way to raise a French child. It has prompted a fierce debate, with both sides accusing the other of being harmful.
In today’s episode, Madeleine Schwartz, a journalist who lives in Paris, talks with Michael Barbaro about the dispute over parenting styles in France and what it says about the eternal search for the “right” way to raise children.
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Madeleine Schwartz is a journalist and editor in Paris.
Background Reading:
Did American-Style ‘Gentle Parenting’ Spoil French Children?
Art Credit: Illustration by Kimberly Elliott
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The U.S. Missile Stockpile Is Dangerously Low
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As the fighting with Iran has dragged on, American forces have been burning through their weapons, creating a shortage of munitions that is leaving the United States and its allies in the region much more vulnerable.
Today, Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains why Washington is running out of key missiles so quickly, and how the munitions shortage might affect the safety of U.S. troops and the Trump administration’s efforts to end the war.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading: The war in Iran has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower.
Photo: Martin Divisek/EPA, via Shutterstock
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