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Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among the Young, Even Kids and Teens

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swingandamiss · 1790969736 · focus · HN ↗
> hypotheses as to why rates are rising in younger people, including processed foods, higher obesity rates, and certain infections
Lack of moving/walking with long periods of sitting, being overweight, no fruits or vegetables and too much highly processed food/junk. It appears to be somewhat self inflicted, but it's hard to live a better life for most as the above is just the norm now.
1. EA-3167 · 1790973296 · focus · HN ↗
  Those are certainly factors, but it’s madness to think they’re the only ones. We live in an increasingly polluted world, we truly don’t know what the long-term impact of ubiquitous microplastic, PFAS, and so on has. I’m sure increasingly unhealthy and low fiber diets don’t help, but I’d be skeptical of that as a full “explanation”.
  Sometimes trends occur due to complex circumstances we can’t pin down exactly, and it’s wildly unhelpful to pretend that you have a solution to a problem that boils down to, “wwweellllll they did it to themselves I guess.”
  1. randycupertino · 1790975823 · focus · HN ↗
    Also PFAS has been found to have links to colorectal cancer: <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12661558/" rel="nofollow">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12661558/
    <a href="https://research.uky.edu/news/markey-study-links-forever-chemical-pfos-colorectal-cancer" rel="nofollow">https://research.uky.edu/news/markey-study-links-forever-che...
    PFAS in drinking water linked to multiple cancers (oral cavity/pharynx, lung, digestive system, brain, urinary system, soft tissue, and thyroid):
    <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2" rel="nofollow">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2

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