The incidence of colorectal cancer among younger people in the U.S. has been steadily rising over the past two decades, with the most significant increases observed in the youngest age groups. A study recently presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 found that from 1999 to 2020, the rate of c
  • snooggumsEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Risk factors include a family history of inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer. Modifiable risk factors include obesity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and dietary habits such as low fiber intake, consumption of processed meats or sugar-sweetened beverages, and a high-fat diet.

    Sounds like the shitty western diet, lack of exercise, and the resulting obesity are the primary causes at least in the US.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 months ago

      Yep, obesity has skyrocketed… it’s not bacon. Around 40% of the usa is obese. It’s the number one cause of death now.

    • reddig33@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 months ago

      Shitty western diet isn’t new though. Think of all the crap people ate and drank and smoked in the 1950s. They got cancer, but not early colorectal cancer in these numbers.