Experts are stumped as to why colorectal cancer is rising dramatically among people in their 30s and 40s.

Colorectal cancer is the deadliest cancer for men under age 50 — and the second deadliest cancer among women in the same age group, behind breast cancer.

The incidence of colon cancer has been rising for at least the last two decades, when it was the fourth-leading cause of cancer death for both men and women under 50.

Among men and women of all ages, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death. Prostate cancer is second for men, and breast cancer is second for women. Colorectal cancer is third, overall, for both sexes.

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[+] 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    And then they act shocked at the results lol it's so frustrating because you know damn well if we can figure out what the problem is as individuals they know for sure about it as well. Like when California was like yupp we're making Red Dye #40 illegal and then thr FDA is like yeah we're gonna take another look at that after they let it poison us for 50 years KNOWING it is poison. Shit red dye 40 isnt even the worst but its a huge part of the problem. On top of that, check out some full water quality reports on tap water in the USA.

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    I bet my left nipple that it’s from microplastics.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    It's either microplastics or the fact that the younger generations have been eating poison their whole lives whereas the older ones got at least their childhood filled with healthy nutritional foods

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Probably nitrates for specifically colon cancer.

    Nitrates are a huge concern and linked to colon cancer at this point. In basically any preserved lunch meat even if "nitrate free" where celery salt is added and usually creates more nitrates than the nitrate added stuff. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/cancer-carcinogenicity-of-the-consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lol. You've obviously never looked into the banned pesticides of the past. I mean at least modern apples aren't sprayed with Lead hydrogen arsenate.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The fact that the person dying of colon cancer in the picture couldn't be happier is pretty on brand for young people too.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    There’s an entire mentality to younger generations that’s basically nihilism or absurdism. Like yeah I expect to barely make it to 30, might as well entertain myself and be happy. Takes an entire youth to get there though.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hey NBC? Maybe consider using a different photo.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (16 children)

    Serious question: Could it be HPV transmission through anal sex?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    We'd have to wait and see as things develop further, but I'm going to go ahead and say colon cancer rates rising alongside more and more food being processed is uh... far more likely.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Welcome to Lemmy, where a genuine, honest question gets down votes.

    What the hell is wrong with people here?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Because it’s a bad question?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    It's not though, it's a reasonable question.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    It’s a stupid question.

    There are so many potential causes they could’ve asked about. Instead they went straight to sodomy? Hmmm, I wonder why.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Maybe they enjoy sodomy and they’re worried about it…. Be less judgemental. You’ll be happier.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Yep. I am a bisexual man and I was genuinely curious if there could be a link between HPV, which is carried by a large percentage of the population and colon cancer. Given that anal sex is far less taboo today then it was back in the 80's and 90's, and given that a lot more people are skipping condoms today than back then (AIDS and all), I wondered if there could be a connection.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Their motivation could be devil's advocate, sounding alarm bells about how information could be twisted to fit a narrative.

    You don't know that. You're assuming this person is asking from a place of bigotry.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You'd expect it to go down, if that were the case. Way more people under 35 have gotten an HPV vaccine compared with older people.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    It’s not only food the issue. A global shitty society too.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    As someone who lost their colon to Crohn’s disease at 23, I hope people start taking notice

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    [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    What's the split among income/zip code?

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