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Troubling Trend: Young Men Are Dying From Colorectal Cancer
Newsmax ^ | 6-21-2021 | Lynn Allison

Posted on 06/22/2021 1:50:24 PM PDT by blam

Actor Chadwick Boseman died last year at the age of 43 from stage 4 colon cancer. The “Black Panther” star represents a troubling trend of men younger than 49 who are at an unusually high risk of dying from colorectal cancer. According to a study published in the American Journal of Cancer Research, despite the overall reduction in the cases of colorectal cancer in America, there are geographical “hot spots” where cases of this potentially deadly cancer are soaring.

June is National Men’s Health Month and it is critical that American men pay attention to their risk factors for developing cancer. This is especially important for men who live in, or grew up in, the areas identified as hot spots for colorectal cancer.

According to STAT, Black men in these areas are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stages of colorectal cancer and are also more likely to die from it than white men. According to the study, there are 232 counties in the U.S. where men ages 20 to 49 are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, including Anderson County, South Carolina, where Boseman grew up.

Since the 1990’s, the rate of colorectal cancer has declined for people age 50 and older but has more than doubled among younger American adults. A recent study predicted that colorectal cancer will be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in people ages 20 to 49 by the year 2030, says STAT.

Experts are baffled.

“We don’t know where this is coming from,” said Dr. Charles Rogers, assistant professor in the Public Health Division of the University of Utah School of Medicine whose specialty is addressing the racial inequalities in healthcare and who was the lead author in the hot spots study.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cancer; cancers; colon; coloncancer; colorectal; colorectalcancer; death; redpill; youngmen
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No mystery at all.

I've had three colonoscopies and zero polyps.(77 years old)

Eat lots of fruit and vegetables and less fried food and stay away from sweet drinks.

Daily aerobic excercise.(Excersise is the key to long life, IMO)

1 posted on 06/22/2021 1:50:24 PM PDT by blam
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Maybe stop jamming stuff in there would help


2 posted on 06/22/2021 1:53:29 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: blam

The gender-deranged probably have a higher rate of it because... you know.


3 posted on 06/22/2021 1:53:47 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Tse-tung)
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To: blam

My wife had a colonoscopy about a month ago. He said the secret to avoiding colorectal cancer is to avoid bread and sugar.


4 posted on 06/22/2021 1:54:09 PM PDT by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thdieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: blam

Processed foods. Fried foods. Ingredients you can’t pronounce without a dictionary. That’s why there’s cases more now days.


5 posted on 06/22/2021 1:57:01 PM PDT by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: blam

Oh well... such is life.

Eat healthy, exercise, stay away from Antifa and lefties, vote conservative.

People die every day from a myriad of disease, accidents, and illnesses... and of course natural causes and old age.

Life is never guaranteed... only the ramifications are, from the choices you make while going through life. Don’t make stupid choices or gamble with your health. You just might live longer.

And remember... Life is what you make from it, not what you make of it.


6 posted on 06/22/2021 1:58:31 PM PDT by Bellagio
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To: dsrtsage

Makes sense,yer butt is a one way street, violate the rules of the road pay the price.


7 posted on 06/22/2021 1:59:19 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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I finally broker down at age 67 3 years ago and had a colonoscopy. Doc said it's clear with no polyps and to have another in 10 years.

The prep was the worst part, the procedure was easy 'cuz you're put under.

8 posted on 06/22/2021 1:59:35 PM PDT by PROCON (Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
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To: blam

Diet (fiber) and using your intestine the way God intended helps a lot.


9 posted on 06/22/2021 2:00:09 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: blam

The question should be how many are homosexuals??


10 posted on 06/22/2021 2:00:21 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: RatRipper

I’ve been on a low carb regimen (50g or less a day) for several months. Aside from losing 50 lbs it stopped and reversed my slow increase in A1c and feel great.

Last colonoscopy A-OK


11 posted on 06/22/2021 2:02:15 PM PDT by traderrob6
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Don’t they keep pushing up the age to begin getting screened?

If they aren’t diagnosed they stand a greater chance of dying.


12 posted on 06/22/2021 2:08:37 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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Good for you.

I've lost 20 pounds (low carbs) in the last two months and my A1C went from 7.8 to 6.2.

13 posted on 06/22/2021 2:09:24 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

I’m curious as to how many homosexuals are included in the stats or if they even check that.


14 posted on 06/22/2021 2:09:26 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Isaiah 5:20)
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>> the procedure was easy ‘cuz you're put under.

Some day aliens are going to learn about anesthesia and there will go years of campfire stories.

15 posted on 06/22/2021 2:10:40 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: blam

If diagnosed at a young age, it’s all about genetics.

It doesn’t matter how much that person exercises or eats right.

The people I knew who died young from cancer, including colon cancer, in their 30’s and 40’s were in good physical shape (except for the cancer).


16 posted on 06/22/2021 2:11:52 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: a fool in paradise
New Guidelines Lower Colorectal Screening Age From 50 To 45
17 posted on 06/22/2021 2:12:25 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

I’ve heard cancer cases are increasing among younger people because of how they carry their cell phones. Girls stuff them in their bras and get breast cancer, or people carry them in their back pockets, which is close to, well, you know.


18 posted on 06/22/2021 2:12:30 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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Easy to figure out. After the AIDS pandemic of the early 90’s people stopped anal sex. But since then younger generations have not been so afraid. Those counties are high in gay men. I bet Miami beach is right up there in the top 5.


19 posted on 06/22/2021 2:13:21 PM PDT by poinq
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Oh gee. Medical authorities are stumped yet again. What a surprise.


20 posted on 06/22/2021 2:14:57 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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