Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Cancer has long been seen as a disease of older adults, but new research shows a concerning trend: more young people are being diagnosed with cancer, especially colon cancer. In this conversation, David Rubenstein speaks with leading experts including Dr. Benjamin Ebert, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute President and CEO Dr. David Agus, Ellison Medical Institute Founding CEO and Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Deputy Director, about the rise of cancer in younger adults and what can be done to prevent it. They speak on the latest episode of "Longevity with David Rubenstein."


Disclosure
David Rubenstein is a Trustee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David Rubenstein is a Director of Moderna, Inc.
David Rubenstein is a Trustee Emeritus of Johns Hopkins Medicine


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