Bowel cancer rising among under-50s worldwide, research finds
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Study limitations:
- Reported bowel cancer rates only up to 2017, potentially outdated.
- Used subnational data from small populations, limiting generalization.
Caution urged by experts:
- David Robert Grimes (biostatistics professor) warned about comparing international cancer data due to variability in data quality and availability.
- Emphasized avoiding conclusions from conflicting data.
Regional discrepancies:
- Bowel cancer rates in under-50s increased more slowly in other UK nations compared to England (1.55% in England vs. 0.64% in Scotland, 0.54% in Northern Ireland).
Need for more research:
- Katrina Brown (Cancer Research UK) highlighted the uncertainty in why rates in England were rising faster than other UK nations, calling for further research.
Overall impact:
- Despite increases, bowel cancer cases in under-50s remain low, accounting for about 1 in 20 of all UK cases.
Why does it have to be "one" ? Between sodas, alcohol, ultra processed meats, ultra processed vegetarian alternatives, way too much sugar, constant snacking, &c. you have plenty of nasty things to worry about. Then you add sedentarity and obesity to the mix, we're really not helping our bodies, they're amazing machines so they continue to chug for years until they cannot anymore and by then the damages are irreversible.
Compared to the ideal, perhaps, but compared to the past I don’t think this one has increased. Though the supply may have become more adulterated with additives.