"We found this trend is not just about high-income, Western countries," lead study author and cancer researcher Hyuna Sung told Business Insider. "It reaches the parts we didn't see before, such as South America and Asia."
"Fundamentally, our diet is changed," associate professor Ganesh Halade from USF Heart Health Institute said, noting the rising rates across several continents.
During the 5-year period from 2013 to 2017, colon cancer rates in young people went up in 27 of 50 countries Sung's team examined worldwide.
Halade's colon cancer research identified how ultra-processed foods can fuel colon cancer, wreaking havoc on the immune system, and worsening inflammation.
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