Colon cancer cases have risen by 50 percent among adults under 50 years old in the US since 1999 — which is considered ‘early-onset’ cancer or when cancer occurs between the ages of 18 and 49 years.
Studies suggest globally cases have risen 80 percent in the age group in three decades, to 3.26million cases a year in 2019 from 1.82million in 1990.
Countries recording the biggest spikes include Ecuador and Korea, where cases in the age group are rising by an estimated five percent every year according to a review.
In the US, the disease is set to become the biggest cancer killer among under 50s by the year 2030 researchers suggest.
It is already the number one cause of cancer deaths in men and the number two cause in women. In the late 1990s, it was the fourth biggest killer.
At the same time, rates of the cancer among older adults — for whom it is much more common — are continuing to fall.
Joe Biden will target super rich and corporate America in tonight’s State of the Union address with sweeping tax rises to include hiking minimum corporate tax from 21% to 25% and a minimum 25% tax for billionaires.
White House officials said Biden would preview the steps that will be part of a proposed fiscal 2025 budget released next week that aims to cut the federal deficit by $3 trillion while cutting taxes for low-income Americans :