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Bowel cancer is on the rise in under-50s – here’s what might explain the trend

By Sarah Allinson, Professor, Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University

Almost 2 million people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year. Also known as colorectal cancer, it’s the third most common cancer worldwide.

While the majority of people diagnosed with bowel cancer are over 50, recent years has seen an alarming increase in the number of young people being diagnosed…

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