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6 days ago

Researchers link ultraprocessed foods to precancerous polyps - Harvard Gazette

High consumption of ultraprocessed foods is associated with a substantially increased risk of colorectal adenomas in adults 50 or younger.
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1 month ago

Colon cancer is on the rise among young people and research points to one major culprit | Devi Sridhar

The increase is real and global, rising from approximately 94,700 cases in 1990 to 225,736 in 2019. A study across Europe found that for those aged 20-29, incidence rose 7.9% per year between 2004 and 2016, with the rates increasing by 4.9% in those aged 3039, and 1.6% in the 40-49 group in roughly the same period. Not only is colon cancer increasing in every age cohort under 50, the growth rate is highest in the youngest group.
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