Should You Worry About rising Colon Cancer Rates in Younger People? | How To Improve Your Outcomes

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss the rising rates of colon cancer in the under 50s. By 2030 colon cancer is expected to be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in this age group. We explore how we can get screened, the signs and symptoms to look out for and discuss the possible causes of these shocking statistics. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further reading. If you would like to go to a particular section, please click on the time stamp below: 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Why are we discussing colon cancer rates in young people? 01:55 - Colon cancer vs Bowel cancer - different terminologies USA vs UK 02:10 - Colon cancer statistics 02:42 - Should we be worried about getting colon cancer less than 50 years 06:44 - Limitations to current evidence 08:00 - National bowel screening programmes - USA and UK 12:43 - Signs and symptoms of colon cancer 14:39 - Risk factors for developing colon cancer 15:51 - Does the gut microbiome play a role in the development of early onset colon cancer 18:28 - Importance of maintaining healthy BMI on the development of early onset colon cancer 20:06 - correlation between western diet, UPF on non communicable diseases and colon cancer 22:40 - What should our governments be doing to address this? 25:37 - Summary of key points in podcast Here are our podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kJoyk0uY8u1H8CmgNDWzo?si=JF4_mY8oSES520KcOaHwhA https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chemist-couple-podcast/id1773332678 Sign up to our newsletter and stay up to date with how we personally apply the science to enhance our lifestyle: https://mailchi.mp/c15c44eee6a0/thechemistcouplepodcast You can also watch this podcast episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf1zFQF4_dyVG4z8DD0_3Q As always, this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used in substitute to seeing a healthcare professional. Any questions, please reach out to us and thanks for listening! Here is a list of the sources that we used to make this podcast: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/23/5933 - The role of diet and lifestyle on early onset colon cancer https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6957737/ - Influence of the gut microbiome, diet and environment on risk of colorectal cancer https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9745098/#s12 - Fusobacterium nucleatum and colorectal cancer: from phenomenon to mechanism https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/23/5933 - factors in early onset colon cancer https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045%2824%2900600-4/fulltext - rising colon cancer in young adults Guyton & Hall Medical Physiology 14th edition- general physiology overview Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology 10th edition - general pharmacological overview