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Colorectal cancer rates are rising faster in younger people in Europe than in older generations, suggesting that something in the environment or lifestyle during childhood or early life may be...
Between 1990 and 2016, the number of young adults in Europe diagnosed with colorectal cancer tripled, but the number of deaths from the disease did not rise, suggesting that earlier diagnosis or...
Between 2004 and 2016, the number of new colorectal cancer cases in adults aged 40 to 49 in Europe rose by 1.6% each year after a period of decline, suggesting a pattern that matches trends seen in...
Between 2005 and 2016, colorectal cancer became more common each year among people in their 30s in Europe, and these individuals were diagnosed at older ages than people in their 20s, suggesting that...
Between 2004 and 2016, the number of colorectal cancer cases in young adults aged 20–29 in Europe rose by nearly 8% each year, from less than 1 case per 100,000 people to more than 2 cases per...
People who smoke and consume a lot of ultra-processed foods like dairy-based snacks and processed snacks have a higher likelihood of developing precancerous growths in the colon, even when accounting...
People who smoke and eat more ultra-processed foods have a higher risk of developing precancerous growths in the colon compared to smokers who eat less of these foods, and this risk increases with...
People who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods have a higher likelihood of developing noncancerous growths in the upper part of the colon compared to the lower part, based on observed statistical...
Smokers who consume a large amount of ultra-processed foods (more than 44.8% of their daily calories) have higher odds of developing precancerous growths in the colon and rectum compared to smokers...
People who get at least 44.8% of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods have a higher likelihood of developing precancerous growths in the colon and rectum, especially more advanced or...
People exposed to picloram may develop colorectal cancer at a younger age, and this link is not simply because they are younger; it is tied to a specific biological pattern in the tumors called the...
People diagnosed with colorectal cancer before age 50 are more likely to have biological markers in their tumor DNA that indicate past smoking exposure than those diagnosed after age 70, suggesting...
People diagnosed with colorectal cancer before age 50 are more likely to have dietary patterns that deviate from the Mediterranean diet—characterized by high vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and...
People with lower levels of education are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer before age 50 than those with higher education, even when accounting for differences in diet, physical...
In U.S. counties where more picloram pesticide is used, there is a higher rate of colorectal cancer diagnosed in people under 50, even when accounting for income, education, and exposure to other...
People diagnosed with colorectal cancer before age 50 show different DNA methylation patterns linked to picloram herbicide exposure compared to those diagnosed at age 70 or older, suggesting a...
Eating ultra-processed foods may increase the risk of developing colorectal polyps even after accounting for factors like poor diet, obesity, and low fiber intake, indicating that the processing of...
Eating certain types of ultra-processed foods, such as packaged snacks, ready-to-eat meats, and fatty condiments, is linked to a higher chance of developing high-risk polyps in the colon, which can...
People who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods have a 17% higher chance of developing high-risk colorectal polyps, even when processed meats are not counted, indicating that other ingredients in these...
Ultra-processed foods are more strongly linked to precancerous growths in the lower part of the colon than in the upper part, indicating that different regions of the colon may respond differently to...
People who eat more ultra-processed foods have a higher likelihood of developing two types of precancerous growths in the colon, even when accounting for other dietary factors and body weight.
Scientists found that changes in gene activity in heart muscle cells exposed to picloram can be used to create a molecular score that matches picloram exposure levels in colorectal tumors, suggesting...
People who develop colorectal cancer at a younger age show different DNA methylation patterns than those who develop it later in life, suggesting that environmental factors may play a larger role in...
DNA methylation patterns in blood and tumor samples can be used to estimate a person's past exposure to environmental factors like smoking, education level, and diet in studies of colorectal cancer.