# Colon cancer in the young

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-08-01T12:15:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 910

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Colon cancer Breast, prostate, lung, bowel, melanoma, kidney, lymphoma Cause of cancer deaths, lung bowel US data, 10.5% of newly diagnosed colorectal cancers now occur in people younger than 50 Expected to rise to 15% by 2030 https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/colon-rectal-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html Colorectal cancer is rising among people who are younger than age 50, and the reason for this remains unclear. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9177054/ Index of suspicion at younger age Anaemia, (red flag), SOBE, fatigue, pallor Abdominal pain, bloating Diarrhoea or constipation Change in normal bowel habit, (looser, more or less often), 3 weeks PR bleed, mixed, streaked, dark and tarry Pencil stools Feeling of fullness after passing stool Straining Abdo or back passage pain Lumps or obstruction Weight loss DVT Aetiology Obesity Physical activity DM2 Diet Microbiome, probiotics, prebiotics Vitamin D Smoking Alcohol Microplastics Personal and family history Adenomatous polyps Inflammatory bowel disease Lynch syndrome, hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer or (HNPCC) mRNA injections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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