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First study into ‘very young’ bowel cancer patients reveals three risk factors driving deaths in people under 35

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Bailey Hutchins, pictured above, shared in a recent Tiktok video that she was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at the age of 24. The cancer has since spread to her peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity, according to a GoFundMe set up for her

A first-in-class global study has revealed new details about bowel cancer patients under the age of 35, who are increasingly being diagnosed with the disease.

Although data has been widely reported in colon cancer patients under age 50—considered “early” cases—the researchers behind the sprawling new analysis say there has been a lack of studies in the “very young.”

The new report found that cases of under-35s nearly doubled from 1990 to 2019, from 21,000 to 41,000, while deaths rose 25 percent.

In the US, rates among people under 50 have risen 50 percent over the same period, suggesting faster growth among younger groups.

The study also found that three risk factors were strongly associated with colon cancer: heavy alcohol consumption, being obese and not consuming enough calcium.

Surprisingly, how much exercise, smoking and fiber a person had had little effect on their risk of colon cancer, despite studies linking all three to the disease.

Although the team didn’t look specifically at the US, they found that colon cancer cases in North America in under-35s increased from 1,800 to 2,400, an increase of 25 percent.

The research team, writing in the journal Neoplasia This month said: ‘Until now, the disease burden of very eocrc has never been reported.

‘The results of this study can improve the vigilance of physicians and young adults towards CRC in persons under 35 years of age, also provide a scientific reference for highly EOCRC control policies and help in the effective allocation of medical resources for highly EOCRC prevention and management in the world. ‘

Bailey Hutchins, pictured above, shared in a recent Tiktok video that she was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at the age of 24. The cancer has since spread to her peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity, according to a GoFundMe set up for her

Globally, one in five bowel cancer deaths was linked to diets low in calcium, the main risk factor.

Alcohol was the second highest risk factor, accounting for 13 percent of deaths and obesity was one in 10.

In North America, meanwhile, 22 percent of colon cancer deaths were linked to alcohol consumption, closely followed by obesity at 18 percent and low calcium diets at 12 percent.

The study follows a newly published report from the American Cancer Society, which estimated more than 154,000 Americans will be affected by colon cancer this year and just under 53,000 will die.

In the UK, 44,000 Britons are diagnosed each year and there are around 16,800 deaths.

The researchers evaluated colon cancer data from 204 countries and territories, including the US and the UK.

Data was collected from the 2019 Lancet Global burden of disease studywhich looked at chronic health insurance and mortality for 369 diseases.

The researchers said that although this data had been analyzed previously, a study this large had never focused on patients younger than 35.

The researchers looked at five dietary risk factors – high-processed meat diet, high-meat diet, low-calcium diet, low-fiber diet and low-milk diet – as well as alcohol consumption, smoking, low physical activity and obesity.

In total, global cases of bowel cancer in under-35s rose from 21,874 in 1990 to 41,545 in 2019, doubling over 30 years.

Only 61 percent of the cases were in men, while 39 percent were in women.

This is a higher percentage of men with the disease than the national average for all groups. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 51 percent of cancer patients overall are men.

Monica Ackermann from Australia was just 31 when she was diagnosed with colon cancer

Monica Ackermann from Australia was just 31 when she was diagnosed with colon cancer

Evan White is pictured above with his fiancée Katie Briggs and their dog Lola. The pair had started dating when Evan had cancer and were engaged when his condition stabilized. However, he died after four years of battling the disease at the age of 29

Evan White is pictured above with his fiancée Katie Briggs and their dog Lola. The pair had started dating when Evan had cancer and were engaged when his condition stabilized. However, he died after four years of battling the disease at the age of 29

In addition, the rate of very early colon cancer increased from 0.8 per 100,000 people in 1990 to 1.05 per 100,000 people in 2019.

Alcohol was the second highest risk factor, accounting for 13 percent of deaths and obesity was one in 10.

The researchers did not evaluate risk factors for other age groups, although diets high in red and processed meat, diets low in fiber and smoking are considered the most important risk factors in older adults.

From 1990 to 2019, deaths also rose from 11,445 to 15,486, a jump of 27 percent.

Meanwhile, in 2023, 13,160 Americans aged 50 to 64 alone died from colon cancer, suggesting that the disease remains much more common and fatal in older adults.

The team also looked at risk factors associated with colon cancer deaths.

Globally, low calcium diets had the biggest link to colon cancer.

One in five deaths worldwide was due to a diet low in milk and other calcium-rich foods such as cheese, salmon, leafy greens and yoghurt.

Calcium is thought to bind to bile acids and free fatty acids in the colon, reducing their potentially carcinogenic effects.

Carly Barrett, from Kentucky, was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 24 after detecting blood in her stool and suffering from abdominal pain

Carly Barrett, from Kentucky, was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 24 after detecting blood in her stool and suffering from abdominal pain

Earlier this month, a study published in Nature Communications found that an extra 300 mg of calcium per day could reduce the risk of colon cancer by 17 percent. That’s about the same amount of calcium in a large cup of milk.

In the new study, alcohol consumption was responsible for 13 percent of colon cancer deaths worldwide.

The researchers did not specify how much alcohol was linked to colon cancer, although recent research suggests that two drinks a day for men or 1.5 for women are enough to increase the risk.

Alcohol has been shown to damage cells in the colon, making them more susceptible to harmful mutations linked to cancer.

A recent report in Annals of Oncologyfound, for example, that alcohol could increase the risk of colon cancer by up to 50 percent.

A high body mass index (BMI) was the third most common risk factor for bowel cancer deaths, but was only responsible for one in 10 deaths.

A high BMI is one over 30, which is considered the threshold for obesity.

This suggests that obesity is not the main cause, as many studies have suggested.

The team said exercise levels may not have been a significant risk factor due to several countries, especially less developed ones, being less sedentary and relying more on physical labor.

Although the researchers didn’t look specifically at the US in the new study, they examined “high-income North America,” which includes the US and Canada.

In this region, alcohol was most strongly linked to bowel cancer deaths, with it reported to have contributed to 22 percent of deaths.

However, there were significantly fewer deaths linked to low-milk diets. In North America, 12 percent were associated with a low-milk diet, compared to 21.5 percent globally.

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This may be due to America’s love for the drink. According to data from World Population Reviewthe US consumes more milk than any other country except India.

Behind alcohol, high BMI was the second most common risk factor of colon cancer in North America, linked to 18 percent of deaths.

Diets high in red and processed meat also accounted for one in 10 colon cancer deaths in high-income North America.

Several recent studies have looked specifically at processed meat and colon cancer.

For example, a report published last year in NPJ Precision Oncology suggested that processed meat produces metabolites that researchers said “hijack cancer cells” and “hijack” normal cells.

And Other recent research suggests that eating processed meat more than once a week is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer markers, which show the presence of cancer in body fluids such as blood and urine.

The researchers in the new study said there were several limitations to the study, including the lack of details about the severity of the cancer and the location of the tumors.

The team also did not look at other suspected risk factors for colon cancer such as antibiotic use and intestinal bacteria.

The researchers wrote: ‘Nonetheless, these limitations did not change the fact that this study provided an integrated estimate of very eocrc burden, which was valuable for monitoring disease burden.’

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