In youth recorded the growth of a dangerous type of cancer

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Research on American oncologists has shown a terrible trend-in recent years steadily The incidence of colon cancer is increasing exclusively among young people.

report contains data from 43 countries. According to the authors, it is “a global inspection of colorectal cancer in people aged 20 to 49”.

“Previous work on this issue concerned only individual countries or regions,” said Epidemiologist Michael Hoffmayster from the German Cancer Center. 12.9 of every 100,000 inhabitants under 50 years. In Germany – 7.7, in Indian Chennai – 3.5 young people per 100,000 inhabitants.

At the same time, the leader of the study Rebecca Sigel noted that the risk of developing colon cancer in young people is lower than in the elderly. For example, in Slovakia, the incidence of colon cancer among adults aged 50 years or older is 192.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The country with this indicator was in the first place. The smallest number of cases was recorded in Chennai – 27.5 per 100,000 inhabitants. It is interesting to note that in nine of these countries, the incidence rate in the elderly remained constant or even declining. These are mainly industrialized countries with relatively high income, namely: Australia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Slovenia and the USA.

Why young people are increasingly suffering from colon cancer, It is not known for sure. The study authors suggest that there may be several reasons. In particular, one of them is excessive consumption of finished products and fast food. The second reason is probably frequent treatment for children with antibiotics.