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Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Here’s who is most at risk and symptoms to watch for (apnews.com)

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Speculation on my part feels wrong when people who have studied this for years are still speculating, themselves.

Then look outside the USA -this phenomenon is only in the USA and in Western Europe as the food quality enshittifies.

Not an issue in Africa, India and most of the East.

[–] frizop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I've been betting it's the way american fast food chains re-use their oil, by cleaning it rather then throwing it out. https://comphemonc.com/2025/12/12/can-reusing-cooking-oil-increase-cancer-risk/

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9177054/

This study I linked is pretty interesting, with how it goes over the different possibilities that have been studied. More useful than any random guess I throw out there. The bit in the original article where they said many younger patients lack common risk factors threw me for a loop when I was mentally already theorizing.