More and more cases of colon cancer in young people: looking for the causes. In the United Kingdom, for example, these tumors have increased by around 50 percent among 25- to 49-year-olds.
The number of people under 50 being diagnosed with colorectal cancer has been rising for three decades. The modern diet with an increasing consumption of red and processed meat and a simultaneous lack of fiber are possible causes. Exposure to pollutants Environmental chemicals Biochemical markers in the blood could provide information.