Cancer on the Rise, Especially the Young. Physicians are Surprised. Ignorance Abounds.

Many biological systems exhibit remarkably high phenotype robustness, despite mutations. Mutations matter not. It’s the environment, stupid. And the environment is increasingly toxic. Diseases, including cancer, result. The headline reads, “Cancer rates in people younger than 50 are rising, new study finds. Doctors don’t yet know why.” In 1977, four scientists, Higginso, Muir, Doll, Peto …