Colon cancer rates are rising among young people—could changes to children's gut bacteria explain why?

Alarming trends show that colon—or bowel—cancer is increasing in younger people. If the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among young ... Read More

Health Rounds: Exposure to bacterial toxin may explain earlier age colon cancer rise

Once considered a disease of older adults, colorectal cancer is now on the rise among young people in at least 27 countries. Its incidence in adults under 50 has roughly doubled every decade for the ... Read More

This 1 Thing May Be Fueling the Rise in Colon Cancer Among Young People — and It Starts with Exposure Before Age 10

A new study says a toxin caused by some strains of E. coli may be causing the rise in colon cancer in younger people. Read More

Damage from gut bacteria may play a role in the rise in colon cancer in young adults

It's unclear why colon cancer cases ... too — is one "hit" among many to our microbiome, which together may place some people on a faster trajectory for developing cancer. The study is a new clue into ... Read More

Childhood exposure to toxin could help explain rise in colorectal cancer among younger people

Childhood exposure to a bacterial toxin produced in the bowel may ... cancer among young people, a new study has found. The findings are the latest evidence on what’s driving a global rise ... Read More

A bacterial toxin may be a factor in the rise in colon cancer among young people

Diagnoses have increased by 15% since 2004 among adults under 50. Scientists have struggled to find the reason why. Read More

Rise in colon cancer

It's unclear why colon cancer cases have doubled in people under 55 over the past two decades, a staggering rise that has alarmed doctors and cancer researchers. But part of the story could be ... Read More

Researchers may have finally found the reason for the alarming spike in colon cancer among young people — and it could be linked to childhood

A groundbreaking new study suggests that a gut-dwelling bacteria may be behind the recent ... colorectal cancer is now on the rise among young people in at least 27 countries. Read More

Professors blame one childhood eating habit for surge in colon cancer among Gen Z and Millennials

Scientists are blaming a specific eating habit for an increase in colorectal cancer in young people, but questions still remain ... Read More

Professor says one childhood diet and drug may be driving surge in bowel cancer

Cases of bowel cancer are increasing in younger people and if the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among ... toxin may silently ... Read More

Damage from gut bacteria may play a role in the rise in colon cancer in young adults

It's unclear why colon ... "hit" among many to our microbiome, which together may place some people on a faster trajectory for developing cancer. The study is a new clue into the rise in ... Read More

Damage from gut bacteria may play a role in the rise in colon cancer in young adults

Damage from gut bacteria may play a role in the rise in colon cancer in young adults It's unclear why colon cancer cases have doubled in people under ... colon cancer among younger patients. Read More