Colorectal cancer on the rise for younger Americans



The American Cancer Society is reporting that colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in men under the age of 50 and the second among women of the same age. Experts say screening is crucial, especially for Americans with a family history of cancer. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the new data.

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34 comments

  1. TAKE STRONG FIBER LIKE METAMUCIL FIBER CAPSULES, EAT PRUNES, TAKE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL (not too much) AND ENOUGH PROBIOTICS. THAT WILL HELP YOU ALOT…

  2. Lots of know-it-all comments who don't know anything about the human body. As much as humanity as a whole knows about the human body, it's rarely that easy to pin down a single unilateral culprit. That's why research and the scientific method exist. Although, people want a simple answer so badly, many will desperately search for that uber-culprit until they find something to convince themselves of, even in a total absence of actual evidence.

    Naturally, a likely particular culprit is going to be a matter of the foods we consume because of the nature and present understanding of colon cancer, but definitive answers don't come without studies. That's my theory, and I don't know how accurate it is. It's okay to have theories, but let them be theories. We really really don't need more baseless assumptions presented as facts filling the air. It's healthy to acknowledge that we don't know for sure and practice to be open to other possibilities.

  3. Hot dogs, pepperoni pies, ham and cheese subs, bacon…..American diet is the culprit.

  4. Stop eating processed food Americans

  5. Besides our diets and lack of fiber and “raw” eating, having worked as a histology tech once upon a time I can tell you they are overworked, understaffed and clinics aren’t paying a fair wage. Moreover, pathologist are not really doing their job properly because the tissue is being dumped in the cassette and not being aligned properly, why? Because the clinic wants to have 300 cases a day and not care about quality but rather quantity and pump as many people through. False negatives and early detection are now a serious norm and it stems from the bottom up. Little things add up.

  6. Its all the meat yall be eatin

  7. its from keeping our phones in our pockets…..

  8. American Healthcare sucks!

  9. The soda, bear, wine, chips, pizza, chicken, burger, donuts, fries, cappuccino, barbecue, chocolate cake, ice cream, candies, cinnamon rolls, cheesecake are the enemies.

  10. Bodens surgeon general will problem blame alleged global warming for it.

  11. Cannabis has saved my life through kidney cancer and lung cancer

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  13. Some say it's related with Covid vaccine .

  14. Stop putting that crap in our food !!!

  15. Americans are addicted to meat, eggs, and dairy that's why they are dying of colorectal cancer.

  16. Increased use of preservatives, additives, colors and flavor enhancers in our food supply.

  17. It's the food they have us eating in this country

  18. Culprit: 5G

    Whatever is the case is probably tech related.

  19. gotta be the food we eat, water we drink and the air we breathe

  20. Its OBVIOUSLY THE FOOD WE EAT AND THE WATER THE GOVERNMENT GIVES US!!!

  21. I had a colonoscopy when I was 31. Found nothing serious, thank God. My GI doctor told me to come back when I'm 40 for another colonoscopy. He was also telling me that doctors should be screening colon cancer BEFORE 45. Even if there is no family history etc..

  22. Yeah it’s called the food and the drinks we eat! Stop putting poison chemicals in our foods.

  23. Its the pile of diarrhea food source, processed foods and everything sugar that's not being talked about.

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  25. honestly its probably a couple generations of microplastics, high sugar, etc

  26. It's usually caused by the consumptions of highly processed foods/ drinks, supplements and refined carbs for decades

  27. Why? Does this have anything to do with the covid shots???

  28. Something in the environment, yeah like vaccines

  29. Why do you think they gave Vaccine Companies full Immunity……

  30. Cancer alley is very bad!!