00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:30We're eating more ultra-processed foods that can mess with our gut bacteria and our immune system.
00:39We're stressed as never before about work, money and the challenge of bringing up our kids.
00:48And we've discovered that products which were once the epitome of convenience may now harbour dangerous toxins.
01:03These changes became part of our lives decades ago, and now we might be paying the price.
01:12Young Australians, those in their 30s and 40s, are experiencing unprecedented and world-leading rates of cancer.
01:22Along with the other high-income countries, we have the highest rates of cancers in younger people.
01:29We are also finding that it's a Gen X change.
01:33One of the big questions is why?
01:36Like, why me? I was still very young. Like, I don't smoke, I don't drink, I wasn't obese.
01:42If there's not cancer in your family, how come you got it at a young age?
01:46Which, it did make me think, did I do this to myself?
01:52You see young people turn up, usually with large cancers, and we're still scratching our head why?
01:57It's very scary, that's why we need to understand the causes behind it.
02:01The other questions are what to do about it, and are we prepared?
02:06We have a blind spot around environmental chemicals and cancer.
02:09It never should be said that someone is too young to have cancer.
02:25It never should be said that someone is too young to have cancer.
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