Shock bowel cancer surge in the young
Daily Record|January 29, 2024
Obesity and alcohol blamed
DAN WARBURTON
Shock bowel cancer surge in the young

ABOUT 1000 young people in the UK will die of bowel cancer this year, a huge surge fuelled by booze, obesity and a lack of exercise.

Academics fear the number of people aged 24-49 dying of the disease in 2024 could be a third higher than in 2018.

Carlo La Vecchia, from the University of Milan, said: "There will be about 1000 deaths from colorectal cancer in the UK at age 24 to 49, which corresponds to about 250 excess deaths.

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