An American Cancer Society researchers have found that their seems to be a rise of colorectal cancer among people aged between 20 and 29.
The results from the study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, shows alarming increase in young people falling ill with colorectal cancer and researchers are disturbed it could be down to today's lifestyle.
Colorectal is a cancer of the colon or rectum, located at the digesive tract's lower end. Its symptoms include abdominal pain and change in bowel habits.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world.
The study, conducted by researchers from the American Cancer Society, show an increasing number of people between ages 20 and 29 suffering from colorectal cancer between 1983 and 2013; to be precise an increase of 3% was recorded. The number may not appear desperately high at first glance, but it's actually a concerning increase, namely as preventative colonoscopies for early diagnosis are normally only offered to those over 50 years of age. Based on the results of the study, researchers recommend lowering the age for colonoscopies.
At a certain period during life, one in 15 men and one in 18 women develop bowel cancer. Nowadays, between 90% and 100% of early colorectal cancer can be cured, but, unfortunately, it's detected too late in many cases.
