Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
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Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
#2There is going to be some big AHA moment tied so couple food practices. Like washing chicken in chlorine or something. I wonder how are the stats in other developed countries. The title says US.
Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
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#4Quite scary since we don't know what causes it. I know there are some intelligent guesses, but my understanding is that we don't have any hard proof.
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#5Most people don't eat enough fiber, eat way too much processed junk, and have vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Yet still the overall risk for colon cancer is surprisingly low and takes a long time to develop for everyone but the unluckiest.
Earlier screenings are just compensating for poor education. It's not a solution to anything but the question of how to raise insurance costs for young people.
Just eat your damn vegetables!
Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
#6They need to lower the screening to 40. I just had mine at 40, turned out fine luckily. Did it without sedation which my doctor said was rare in US, but common outside of US. I found surprising, wasn't that big of a deal. Pain was probably at a 7/10 during the turns (like 3 times) but ok the rest of the time. A little uncomfortable. Some new sensations, some familiar (feeling like you are crapping your pants).
I walked in and walked out no issue and went on about my day. Prep was fine but would be hard if I didn't work at home.
Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
#7There is going to be some big AHA moment tied so couple food practices. Like washing chicken in chlorine or something. I wonder how are the stats in other developed countries. The title says US.
I had no clue this was a thing. Thanks for sharing your thought...
I think it's a combination of our pesticide usage and general food processing but like a sibling said these are educated guesses.
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#8Recent discussion on this topic:
Overall, the colorectal cancer story is encouraging https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078840
Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
#9There is going to be some big AHA moment tied so couple food practices. Like washing chicken in chlorine or something. I wonder how are the stats in other developed countries. The title says US.
My money is on massive overexposure to high fructose corn syrup in the Western diet.
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