Exploring the sharp increase in cancer diagnoses among individuals under the age of 50, focusing on digestive system cancers and potential contributing factors like diet, lifestyle choices, and lack of exercise. Scientists are conducting a major study to understand the causes and address the challenges of rising cancer rates in younger demographics.
Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian’s health editor, Andrew Gregory, about the worrying global rise in cancers in under-50s, and hears from Yin Cao, an associate professor in surgery and medicine at Washington University in St Louis, who is part of a team conducting a huge study into why young people are developing bowel cancer at record rates. Help support our independent journalism at
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