Gen X and millennials have greater risk of developing more than a dozen cancers, study finds

Gen Xers and millennials have a higher risk of developing more cancers than their parents, according to new research.

In the study, from the American Cancer Society Wednesday, researchers found Generation X and millennials have a higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations.

"The risk for developing cancer, including colorectal cancer, uterine cancer, liver cancer and breast cancer — you are more likely to develop cancer in your thirties and forties if you were born in the 1990s and 1980s, than your parents were, who were born in the 1950s and 1940s," said Dr. Bill Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society.