Cases of colon cancer at a young age are increasing, be aware of the symptoms

Jakarta –

Not only does colorectal cancer or colon cancer now attack the elderly, but young people under the age of 50 can also experience it.

Oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Kimmie Ng said that the incidence of colorectal cancer in the world has increased by 2 to 3 percent per year in people who are young or under the age of 50 since the middle of the 1990s

This particularly affects high-income countries, where rates or issues seem to be increasing in young groups.

According to Kimmie, the increase in cancer cases at a young age could be related to the birth cohort. Based on recent research, people born in generation X have a higher risk of developing cancer than those born in the baby boomer generation.

Few people associate the risk factors for obesity with colon cancer. According to Kimmie, obesity isn’t always the culprit. In fact, based on his experience, several young people suffering from colon cancer are not obese, and some of the patients even have a healthy lifestyle.

“We think it’s probably something in the environment, whether it’s diet-related, whether it’s lifestyle-related, whether it’s something there, again, just in the outside world where we live,” said Kimmie, quoted from The Health Foundation.

“Because this birth cohort effect that we’re seeing has a large effect across generations, we think it’s related to some recent environmental exposure. We also believe that this environmental exposure is likely to occur throughout our lifetime,” Kimmie said.

What are the symptoms of colon cancer?

In the early stages, colon cancer usually does not cause significant symptoms until it has spread to other organs or is advanced.

In addition, the symptoms at first glance are similar to other digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, intestinal inflammation or infection. Therefore, it is important to get checked if you have the following symptoms.

• Changes in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or loose stools, that last more than a few days
• Feeling the need for prevention that does not improve
• Experiencing rectal bleeding after a loss
• Blood in the stool, which may be dark brown or black
• Cramps or stomach pain
• Weakness and fatigue
• Experience weight loss

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