By — William Brangham William Brangham By — Madison Staten Madison Staten By — Satvi Sunkara Satvi Sunkara By — Juliet Fuisz Juliet Fuisz By — Alexa Gold Alexa Gold By — Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert By — Solveig Rennan Solveig Rennan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/horizons/2026/04/the-alarming-rise-of-cancer-in-young-adults-and-steps-that-could-lower-the-risk Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story We tend to think of cancer as a disease that mainly affects older people, but an increasing number of diagnoses are happening amongst the young. What is behind this alarming rise? And can anything be done to prevent it? Horizons moderator William Brangham explores those questions and more with Laura Behnke, Dr. Veda Giri and Dr. Shanthi Sivendran. By — William Brangham William Brangham William Brangham is an award-winning correspondent, producer, and substitute anchor for the PBS News Hour. He also serves as the host of Horizons from PBS News. @WmBrangham By — Madison Staten Madison Staten By — Satvi Sunkara Satvi Sunkara Satvi Sunkara is a producer for PBS News. By — Juliet Fuisz Juliet Fuisz By — Alexa Gold Alexa Gold Alexa Gold is an associate producer for PBS News. By — Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert is an associate producer for PBS News. By — Solveig Rennan Solveig Rennan Solveig Rennan is an associate producer for the PBS NewsHour.