COLON CANCER COULD SURGE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

WASHINGTON: Colorectal cancer among individuals under 34 may about twofold in the course of the following 15 years, raising new worries about how to battle this deadly cancer, scientists said.

Obesity, lack of exercises and western diet of young people are blamed for the rise of this disease in the findings. Scientists are saying that young people would have to change their lifestyles as the colon cancer will increase day by day.

The principal investigator George Chang added, "We are observing the potential real impact of colorectal cancer among young people if no changes are made in public education and prevention efforts.”

By 2030, more than one in 10 colon cancer and just about one in four rectal growths will be diagnosed in patients youthful than 50, said the study. The shocking statistics of the findings are almost 137,000 individuals will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the United States this year and over 50,000 will pass away due to this disease.

The study did not recommend any change to screening rules; however said doctors ought to be mindful of symptoms that may generally be dismissed in youthful individuals.

"Accepting that this expanding occurrence of colorectal malignancy in young people is a true sensation, it makes you wonder of why this is happening and what one ought to do about it," Turaga wrote.

As more colonoscopies could prompt higher expenses without much advantage, "this report ought to empower opportunities for advancement of better risk prediction devices," Turaga said.

This article was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery and the study was based on a record of more than 393,000 patients with affirmed colorectal cancer between 1975 and 2010.