{"id":18206,"date":"2024-12-12T09:36:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18206"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:26:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T11:26:54","slug":"bowel-cancer-rates-rising-among-younger-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18206","title":{"rendered":"Bowel-cancer rates rising among younger people"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rates of bowel cancer are rising among younger adults, with no clear reason why, experts are warning. <\/p>\n

Although the disease still affects older people far more often, the increase in many countries among the under-50s is concerning, Cancer Research UK says. <\/p>\n

England is one the countries with the biggest rise, averaging a 3.6% increase per year, researchers report in the journal Lancet Oncology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Poor diet and obesity may be among the risk factors involved, the researchers say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The study, of 50 countries between 2007 and 2017, found 27 had seen a rise in cases among younger people. <\/p>\n

Many were richer nations but some were developing countries, the investigators, from the American Cancer Society, say. <\/p>\n

“The increase in early-onset colorectal cancer is a global phenomenon,” one of the authors, Dr Hyuna Sung, said.<\/p>\n

“Previous studies have shown this rise in predominately high-income Western countries – but now, it is documented in\u00a0various economies and regions worldwide.”<\/p>\n

And people needed to be aware of the early signs and symptoms, such as blood in poo. <\/p>\n

Other symptoms can include:<\/p>\n