A new report has found that people are being diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers at an earlier age. The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, says that there is a trend in early on-set cancers of the stomach, pancreas, esophagus, colon and rectum. Data has found that these cancers are on the rise among people ages …
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Gastrointestinal Cancers Are Surging Among Young Americans, and No One Is Quite Sure Why
Young people appear to be increasingly vulnerable to gastrointestinal cancers, but researchers aren’t entirely sure what is driving the surge in disease. In a new study out this week, scientists led by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that rates of early-onset GI cancers—those occurring in people younger than 50—are rising more rapidly than other types of cancer. In particular, colorectal …
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Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults, though doctors aren’t fully sure why. Even some of the possible causes require more research, they say. According to a review published Thursday in JAMA, gastrointestinal cancers have become the fastest-growing type of cancers diagnosed in adults younger than 50 in the U.S. The review, …
Read More »Gastrointestinal cancers are rising dramatically in people under 50
Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults, though doctors aren’t fully sure why. Even some of the possible causes require more research, they say. According to a review published Thursday in JAMA, gastrointestinal cancers have become the fastest-growing type of cancers diagnosed in adults younger than 50 in the U.S. The review, …
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