Cancer among young people is on the rise. Could AI be part of the solution?

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It's the diagnosis no one wants to hear: You have cancer.

The disease has become an unfortunate reality in so many of our lives. But an even more troubling trend is cancer's prevalence among young people.

While there's no "good" time to get a cancer diagnosis, it can be particularly devastating to receive it as a younger person.

That's partially due to the financial burden that comes with it. One 2021 report found that a young cancer diagnosis will cost a person roughly $250,000 over their lifetime.

Business Insider spent a year trying to understand the true cost of cancer for young people. You can read the first story in the package here. BI's Hi