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Colorectal and Rectal Cancer Deaths Rising in Younger Individuals, Scientists Investigate Microbiome Links
Researchers are actively investigating the human microbiome for potential links to the increasing lethality of colorectal cancer in younger populations. Studies indicate that rectal cancer mortality, a subset of colorectal cancer, is rising significantly faster than colon cancer in younger Americans, a trend that may worsen through 2035, prompting doctors to sleuth out the underlying causes.
27 Apr, 20:27 — 27 Apr, 20:31
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NPRHigh103d ago
Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers
Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why.
By Yuki Noguchi
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Rectal cancer deaths rising up to three times faster in specific age group, study finds
Researchers say that rectal cancer mortality is rising significantly faster than colon cancer in younger Americans — and the trend may worsen through 2035.
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First report: NPR · 27 Apr, 20:27|Full coverage: 2 · 4m|Window: 4m
