Wed 06/Aug/2025 – 12:24 AM
New medical studies have shown that cancer rates Colon The rectum is increasing steadily among adults under the age of 55, despite its decline among the elderly, which prompted experts to recommend early examination as a decisive measure to save lives.
One usually raises the chances of survival of colon and rectal cancer
According to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the percentage of examinations between the age group from 45 to 49 years increased by 62% during the period from 2019 to 2023, after the USPSTF workforce has recommended to reduce the examination age to 45 years instead of 50, which was also done by the American Cancer Society (ACS) since 2018.
Jessica Star, the main study researcher, said the early examination does not only contribute to the detection of the disease, but rather an increase in the diagnosis in its early stages, which is a decisive point in improving survival rates.
The data indicates that the early diagnosis rate increased from 11.7 per 100,000 people in 2021 to 17.5 in 2022, in the same age group, indicating that awareness began to bear fruit.
Despite this progress, medical associations warn that the examinations are still below the required level, especially among unbelievable individuals or those who do not have a secondary certificate.
The examination methods include: colonoscopy (whose rates increased by 43%), in addition to stool tests that witnessed a five -fold jump.
Dr. David Revadinira, a specialist in colon and rectum cancer at the Northwail Center for Cancer, believes that the past five years have witnessed an explosion in the number of injuries among young people, “suggesting that the cause is linked to factors such as:
Esitable lifestyles
Western diets
Obesity
Environmental pollution
Excessive sugars
Symptoms of colon cancer
Symptoms of colon and rectal cancer include attention:
Changes in defecation habits
The presence of blood in the stool
Stomach pain or cramps
Unjustified weight loss
General fatigue
