Is THIS what's causing mystery rise in colon cancers among young people? New research points to bacteria in the gut linked to processed food and not eating enough fiber
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Is THIS what's causing mystery rise in colon cancers among young people? New research points to bacteria in the gut linked to processed food and not eating enough fiber

Daily Mail  

Team in China linked the rise to three bacteria groups found in the gut Scientists say they may be one step closer to finding the cause of surging rates Scientists say they may be one step closer to understanding what's driving a mystery rise in colon cancer in young people. There is a drop in 2020 because the Covid pandemic led to fewer people coming forward for screenings Kate Middleton, 42, was diagnosed with cancer following abdominal surgery earlier this year Nearly 18,000 cases are diagnosed among this age group every year in the US compared to 12,000 a year pre-2000. Young patients diagnosed with colon cancer include Evan White, 24, from Dallas whose tumor was not detected until it had progressed to stage three — when the cancer is harder to treat. In one of the most compelling studies, researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK looked at the rates of 29 early-onset cancers — including colon cancer — across 204 regions.

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Eating this staple food could reduce bowel cancer risk, study finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Eating this staple food could reduce bowel cancer risk, study finds

The Independent  

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Gut microbiome's role in fighting infections: Study reveals how diet can impact risk
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gut microbiome's role in fighting infections: Study reveals how diet can impact risk

Hindustan Times  

A new study has found that the composition of the gut microbiome helps in predicting how likely a person will succumb to potentially life-threatening infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae, E.coli and other bugs -- and it may be altered by changing your diet. The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E.coli and others, is present at low levels …

Scientists claim they've found the cause of mystery colon cancers in young people - and the lifestyle factors that are to blame
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists claim they've found the cause of mystery colon cancers in young people - and the lifestyle factors that are to blame

Daily Mail  

Colon cancers may be surging in under 50s because of a rise in 'accelerated agers', according to a new study. Dr Shria Kumar, a colorectal cancer specialist behind the new research, said: 'Aging is multifaceted, and we need larger studies to establish whether most people's biological age is the same as their chronological age.' That said, she added: 'It is …

Experts discover infection that hits millions a year could be behind explosion in young bowel cancer cases
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts discover infection that hits millions a year could be behind explosion in young bowel cancer cases

Daily Mail  

A revolutionary vaccine that destroys specific strains of the bacteria E.coli could cut the risk of bowel, bladder and prostate cancers, according to scientists. The particularly harmful strains produce a DNA-damaging chemical called colibactin that has been linked to several types of cancer, including bowel cancer. A study has suggested higher cases of certain cancers in industrialised countries such as …

Five ways to cut your risk of early bowel cancer, by DR EMILY LEEMING - a leading expert investigating this alarming trend in fit young people
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Five ways to cut your risk of early bowel cancer, by DR EMILY LEEMING - a leading expert investigating this alarming trend in fit young people

Daily Mail  

Why are so many young people developing bowel cancer? It’s not only bowel cancer – cases of ­cancer generally have been rising among the young: Cancer Research UK reports that between 1995 and 2019 rates of all cancer increased by 24 per cent among those aged 25-49, more than twice the rise in the over-75s – the group most at …

The rise of 'super-fit' slim young people with bowel cancer - as experts cast doubt on junk food theory and reveal another intriguing explanation for the surge
7 months ago

The rise of 'super-fit' slim young people with bowel cancer - as experts cast doubt on junk food theory and reveal another intriguing explanation for the surge

Daily Mail  

It is the disturbing health trend that is baffling doctors around the globe: the well-documented rise in young people developing breast, bowel and lung cancers. It is a phenomenon recently highlighted by former BBC Radio 4 producer Molly Guinness, who had been diagnosed with bowel cancer aged 39, in a series of posts on X. Molly Guinness is just the …

Scientists make 'profound' discovery about food and cancer as they hunt for cause of colon tumor explosion in young people
8 months ago

Scientists make 'profound' discovery about food and cancer as they hunt for cause of colon tumor explosion in young people

Daily Mail  

Scientists investigating the explosion of colon cancers in young people say they've made 'profound' discoveries about the role differences in diet play. The researchers compared and contrasted 176 past scientific studies in an effort to drill-down into the specifics of just how six popular diets impact gut microbiomes in humans — and which diets lead to a rise in gut …

Does this explain epidemic of colorectal cancers in young Americans? Scientists prove link between junk food and formation of stomach tumors for first time
1 year, 7 months ago

Does this explain epidemic of colorectal cancers in young Americans? Scientists prove link between junk food and formation of stomach tumors for first time

Daily Mail  

This could pave the way for treating a cancer that is exploding in young people High-fat diets could be driving America's colorectal cancer epidemic in young people, a study suggests. Data from JAMA Surgery shows that colon cancer is expected to rise by 90 percent in people ages 20 to 34 The same data shows that rectal cancer will rise …

What IS causing the mystery uptick in colon cancer among under-40s?
1 year, 9 months ago

What IS causing the mystery uptick in colon cancer among under-40s?

Daily Mail  

Colon cancer is expected to become the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in people under 55 by the end of the decade — and experts are straining to understand why. Cancers of the colon and rectum typically afflict older adults, but the trend has shifted over the past two decades to show that younger people are increasingly susceptible Data …

Gut microbiome changes associated with precancerous colon polyps: Study
1 year, 9 months ago

Gut microbiome changes associated with precancerous colon polyps: Study

Hindustan Times  

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have connected specific types of gut bacteria to the growth of precancerous colon polyps in a recent study. Gut microbiome changes associated with precancerous colon polyps: Study The findings of the study were published in Cell Host & Microbe. To study the gut microbiome's link to colon polyps, the researchers took data from 1,200 people …

Scientists develop new technology that helps shed light on 'earliest stages of colon cancer'
5 years, 5 months ago

Scientists develop new technology that helps shed light on 'earliest stages of colon cancer'

The Independent  

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These gut bacteria responsible for tumours
7 years, 1 month ago

These gut bacteria responsible for tumours

India TV News  

A study led by a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy found that bacteria play an important role in driving sporadic colon cancer. The study showed patients with an inherited form of colon cancer harbour two bacterial species that collaborate to encourage the development of the disease, and the same species have been found in …

A concoction of bacteria and veggies can help keep bowel cancer at bay
7 years, 2 months ago

A concoction of bacteria and veggies can help keep bowel cancer at bay

India TV News  

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, after lung and prostate cancer. Thus, researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a cocktail of bacteria and cruciferous vegetables that can potentially turn into a targeting system that seeks out and kills colorectal cancer cells. This mixture killed more than 95 percent of colorectal cancer cells in a …

New study offers hope to colon cancer patients
14 years, 10 months ago

New study offers hope to colon cancer patients

The Hindu  

Suppressing activity of common intestinal bacteria reduces tumour growth, a new American study has found. According to lead author Eyal Raz, a professor of medicine at UC San Diego, the research could portend an eventual new form of treatment for people with familial adenomatous polyposis or FAP, an inherited condition in which numerous initially benign polyps form in the large …

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