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Colon Cancer in the Spotlight

Updated: 4 days ago

Diagnosis of colon cancer in younger adults has nearly doubled since 1995

The surge in colon cancer cases among younger people is again in the spotlight. In December 2024, a study by Soundararajan et al. published in the journal Gut lead to articles claiming that seed oils were "fueling explosion of colon cancers in young people”.


However, after a review by Science Feedback found that this may not be the case. Read more about it here: https://science.feedback.org/review/no-study-didnt-find-seed-oils-fuel-explosion-colon-cancers-young-people/


Our specialist continue to encourage suitable patients to undergo screening, and for all patients to seek medical attention if they are experiencing any new symptoms.




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