{"id":4210,"date":"2024-06-03T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/?p=4210"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:04:13","slug":"colon-cancer-rates-skyrocket-among-children-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/colon-cancer-rates-skyrocket-among-children-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Colon cancer rates skyrocket among children, teens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2024%2F05%2F09%2Fcolon-cancer-cases-rising%2F3131715275822%2F&amp;text=Colon+cancer+rates+skyrocket+among+children%2C+teens&amp;via=upi\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/svc\/sv\/i\/3131715275822\/2024\/1\/17152782025983\/Colon-cancer-rates-skyrocket-among-children-teens.jpg\" alt=\"The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report. Photo by Adobe Stock\/HealthDay News\" title=\"The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report. Photo by Adobe Stock\/HealthDay News\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report. Photo by Adobe Stock\/HealthDay News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rate of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthday.com\/encyclopedia\/cancer-8\/mis-cancer-news-102\/colorectal-cancer-644848.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">colon cancer<\/a>&nbsp;grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report at the Digestive Disease Week medical meeting in Washington, D.C., later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rate also increased 333% among 15- to 19-year-olds, and 185% among 20- to 24-year-olds, researchers found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Colorectal cancer is no longer considered just a disease of the elderly population,&#8221; lead researcher&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/islam-mohamed-880405284\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Islam Mohamed<\/a>, an internal medicine resident physician at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the study, researchers calculated 1999-2020 trends in colon cancer for people between 10 and 44 years of age, using U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though the rates rose among children and young adults, they still are much lower in sheer numbers than those of older adults, results show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among 10- to 14-year-olds, 0.6 children per 100,000 were diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020, up from just 0.1 children per 100,000 in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, diagnoses in 15- to 19-year-olds went from 0.3 to 1.3 per 100,000, and those among 20- to 24-year-olds rose from 0.7 to 2 per 100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common colon cancer symptoms were constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and signs of iron deficiency anemia, Mohamed said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increases in colon cancer also occurred in older people, with rates rising:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">71% to 6.5 per 100,000 people in ages 30 to 34<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">58% to 11.7 per 100,000 in ages 35 to 39<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">37% to 20 per 100,000 in ages 40 to 44<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Risk factors for colon cancer include a family history of inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer, Mohamed said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other known risk factors include obesity, tobacco use, drinking and diet. Suspected risk factors include lack of physical activity, antibiotics and dietary additives, researchers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because these findings were presented at a medical meeting, they should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Cancer Institute has more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/colorectal\/patient\/colorectal-prevention-pdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">colorectal cancer prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copyright \u00a9 2024 HealthDay. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News &nbsp;&nbsp; The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report. 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