Researchers said the rate of colorectal cancers and other gastrointestinal tract in Americans under 50 is rising.
They may know why. Increasing the risk of early gastrointestinal cancers is associated with obesity, which is also increasing in the United States, which is what scientists say “leading theory” is to increase-according to a 2019 study that shows that women who are obese are almost twice the risk of chlorine cancer. According to research published in the same year, about half of American adults is obese by 2030.
According to the disease control and prevention centers, the chronic condition can cause inflammation and higher levels of insulin, which increases the risk of cancer, including several types of gastrointestinal cancer. Other risk factors include smoking, drinking alcohol, western -style diet, and non -alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Earlier this year, new research pointed to the effect of a poison in the intestine, known as colibctin, which could cause DNA damage to the colon cells that lead to cancer progression. Colibctin is produced by bacteria E. coli, which is often responsible for food -induced disease.
The researchers said that the particular cause is unknown from now on, but the United States is not alone.
“The prevalence of GI cancers in adults is younger than 50 years,” explained.
The amount of gastrointestinal cancer in the United States
In the United States, scientists have found that early cases of “dramatic increase” in American men and women have shown in the mid -1990s.
Researchers found that compared to American adults born in 1950, those born in 1990 have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer.
In addition, colorectal cancer has been converted to men under 50 for men under 50 due to the main cause of cancer in the United States. For women in the same age group, this is the second cause of cancer death.
Colorectal cancer, the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer, also affects black, Spanish, indigenous and Asia.
Change of treatment
The researchers pointed out that these findings and other related findings indicate a worrying change – and potentially need to be updated.
Patients with premature colorectal cancers often experience delays in diagnosis because neither doctors nor their patients, suspected cancer, and physicians in advanced stages of the disease, are mostly diagnosed with the disease. They said younger patients are likely to undergo aggressive treatment, “often without the benefit of survival.”
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer in American men and the fourth cause of leading women. In general, this is the second common cause of US cancer deaths, and the American Cancer Association says about 52,900 is expected to be killed this year.
The researchers noted that younger patients are likely to experience financial problems because of diagnosis and problems in the image of the body and mental health as well as the worse quality of life.
“Continuous research efforts on the biology of early GI cancers are very important to develop screening, prevention and treatment strategies,” said Char, the main author of the article.
This article is published by Oxford University Publications in the Journal RemainHuman
