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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

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Post by boringg »

rauljordan2020 wrote: post #42

So many folks that have it say things like "I was super healthy! Did exercise, young, don't drink, etc." Then you dig deeper and realize the last vegetable meal they ate was a soggy brussel sprout their mom made them when they were 17 years old, and also eat cold cut turkey sandwiches every lunch because they're "healthy", and maybe have a tiny shred of lettuce in the sandwich. For breakfast, they eat pancakes or sug…

Are you serious? Do you really think thats the reason that this is happening -- that people don't just eat their veggies? Fiber is important but, um, that's a pretty hot take.

I suspect there are other factors at play.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by Pxtl »

Amazing how everybody in this thread has posted their pet theories as to cause:

- insufficient fibre

- too much high fructose corn syrup

- too much milk

- too much citric acid

- toxins and parasites (gut cleanse!)

- washing chicken in chlorine (voiced as hypothetical)

- ultra-marathoners - maybe their supplements and too much carbs or dehydration?

- too much processed junk

- vitamin and mineral deficiencies

- radiation

- insufficient veggies

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by Kenji »

anonymous344 wrote: post #31

the 1 reason for colon cancer is milk. it's not natural anymore and casein makes it's problems because the fat is altered by homogenization. second is whey and monsanto. third is canola oils. fourth is cirtric acid, it's not from citrus. and it's everywhere, in every beverage, juice and preserved food, even in beers. eat healthy my lads. trust not the media

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Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by Anonasty »

imglorp wrote: post #9
kvgr wrote: post #2

There 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. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9170474/

Western means the US in your context. Western europe does not have that or whatever we consider not "easter diet".

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by hombre_fatal »

butILoveLife wrote: post #14
sublinear wrote: post #5

Most 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…

After a ton of research, I think the generic suggestion 'Fiber' is not helpful. Some things to consider: >There are classifications of fiber, insoluable vs soluable >Even those classifications are overly generalized, and can/should be broken down into basically individual foods. >Fiber and the various types have impact on your gut bacteria. If your gut bacteria is bad, you might be fueling growth of bad bacteria. >Yo…

"Fiber from food" seems good enough. It's hard not to fibermax without incidentally improving your diet substantially. For example, beans are one of the best and easiest sources of it.

Splitting hairs beyond that, like insoluble and soluble, is the kind of thing that just confuses and intimidates people about nutrition advice.

It's a bridge you can cross once everyone is eating 50g+ of fiber per day, has chiseled physiques, and are looking to min/max.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by gavinray »

Scary. I had whole-genome sequencing done and the results came back with dozens of "Increased risk for colo-rectal cancer" results.

I'm likely going to die of either a heart attack (already had one, at age 28), or cancer, and it seems genetic.

EDIT: Specific genes and alleles below, if anyone is curious

https://i.imgur.com/szplWSj.png

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by phainopepla2 »

dham wrote: post #6

They 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 walk…

Do you have specific risk factors that caused your doctor to recommend getting it at 40, or did you have to convince them? My understanding is that if the doctor doesn't order it, many insurance companies won't cover it.

Re: Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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Post by boringg »

staticassertion wrote: post #13
damnesian wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

lack of fiber is a biggie too. Foods too highly processed. too many oils.

This is my personal bet. It's just low fiber diets.

It can't just be low fiber diets - there has to be some other exposures involved.
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