Lack of exercise and a dietheavy in sugars and low in nutrients are likely contributors to therise in certain cancers among the young. (Photo:Shutterstock)

Six out of 12 cancers related to obesity present nearly double therisk to millennials than they did to Boomers at the same age.

So says a study appearing in The Lancet Public Health,which also looked at 18 cancers not tied to obesity; just two ofthose presented rising rates in millennials.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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