Investigating the Mysterious Colon Cancer Rise in Younger People

A look at 30+ studies for answers on this colorectal cancer rise.
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Smoking vs Processed Meat for Early Onset CRC:

American Cancer Society Report on Trends:

#1 cause of cancer death in men under 50 and #2 in women under 50:

Smoking and Lung Cancer Over Time:

Yale Medicine Genetics Quote:

IBD and CRC Connection:

Lesions from Intestinal Bacteria Inflammation:

E Coli One of Main Bacteria Culprits:

E Coli Flesh Eatings:

Vegans lower E Coli:

Dramatic Diet Gut Shift in 24 Hours:

CRC Biomarkers in Polyp People Improve with Beans:

Beans, Proliferation, and Apoptosis Quote:

Advanced Polyps Recurrence and Beans:

Lower BMI Frequency and CRC Risk:

Human Colon Cancer Cells Exposed to Microplastics:

Colon Cancer Cells Higher Microplastics Content:

High Fat Diet May Work with Microplastics to Hurt Gut Wall:

Low Income Countries Higher Microplastics Exposure:

Protein Foods and Microplastics Content:

Early Onset Risk Factors Include High Cholesterol, Obesity:

Early Onset Risk Factors, Various:

High Med Index Half the CRC Risk:

Swapping Animal for Plant Protein Lower Risk:

Plant-Based Diet Index Lower Risk:

Processed Meat by Race:

Twice Rectal Cancer with Higher Red Meat, Black Women:

Meat 2x Higher Risk, Legumes 0.5x Lower:

Processed Meat Intake Same in Recent Years:

Up to 50% Reduction in CRC Risk with Higher Fiber:

Lower CRC Mortality with Higher Fiber Increase:

Carb to Fiber Ratio Over Time:

African Diet Swap - Cell Proliferation Lower:

Cell Division and Cancer Risk Quote:

Alcohol and Early Onset:

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[LegendoftheGalacticHero]

One of my friends died of colon cancer a couple of years ago. One of the things she told me is that while people are getting colon cancer way younger, the doctors are reluctant to do things such as the blood tests or colonoscopies even when they are presenting clear symptoms because “they are too young”. If this is you, advocate for yourself and switch doctors if needed. Her outcome would be very different if it had been caught before it spread to other organs.

[pattheplanter]

Poverty is a huge risk factor for cancers.

[tamcon]

When I was a student Montessori teacher in the late 1990s, I was disturbed to see the rise of Lunchables in the lunchboxes of my under-7 pupils. Sure, we had processed foods when I was a child, but nothing like that. Colon cancer runs in my family, but primarily in the branch that lived in Argentina, and ate grilled meat all the time. So the contributing factors you mention here are not a surprise. Thanks for addressing this alarming trend, Mic!

[odobettero]

Well, I had cancerous tumors 5 1/2 years ago on my omnivorous diet. I was 33! My doctor(he is from a small African village and grew up eating a different diet high in grains) told me I should go whole food, plant based.
5 YEARS CANCER FREE and 120lbs lighter! 🎉 It started for my health, but I’m an ethical vegan 🌱 to the core now and will never go back. ❤LOVE your videos and insight! Thanks Mic!

[Niki.kinddiet]

“Forget fountain of youth, fiber of youth.” Love it. Thank you for highlighting these evidence -based studies as always.

[tracycote-zhuq]

I was diagnosed with Stage 2 colon cancer at age 49. I had a resection surgery with the right side of my colon removed along with 35 lymph nodes, which all came back clean. I did not have chemo. It is almost 2 years later now and I see my oncologist every 3 months. I have adopted a whole food plant based diet, which my oncologist advocates and supports fully. I only wish I knew about the dangers of the standard American diet sooner. But, as my oncologist said to me, after all that has happened to me with the cancer, a good thing did happen - I have completely changed my nutrition and am also now living a more active lifestyle. I am losing weight and feel great.

[Linkous]

I work with a lot of people in their 20s and it seems like their diet mainly consists of chicken tenders, french fries, and cheese. No wonder they're getting colon cancer.

[gytispranskunas]

Im just gonna say this: What is so mysterious about people eating literal trash every day for the whole of their lives and expecting not to get sick...

[Authorthings]

When I was a kid, my pharmacist was talking to my mom about a relative who died of colon cancer. I remember asking her how someone gets that. She looked me dead in the eye and said "processed meat. Lunch meat, pepperoni, salami, hot dogs, bacon, etc."
Back then, that's all I liked to eat...
From that day forward I was conscious of the meat I consumed. Eventually I went vegan, but it took a while

[deborahclark]

This makes me think of the huge obsession people had with bacon ... was it about 5-10 years ago? I always said, "torture the pig, the pig will torture you back."

[naturestillness]

Artificial ingredients, preservatives, pesticide residue, endocrine disrupting micro-plastics, sedentary, indoor self domesticating lifestyles.

It’s a MYSTERY YALL.

[VeganWellnessTribe]

Mic I’m having a horrible day and I just opened YouTube to distract myself and your video notifications popped up right as I was opening the app. Just… thank you for making videos for us. Thank you 🙏

[klimtkahlo]

My mom is dealing with this type of cancer. On my street there were 7 people from 5 different families dealing with all types of cancer… something is going on that is really wrong and this is in Europe in a country that has the healthy “Mediterranean” diet and where none of these people were overweight!!! Scary stuff!

[hollyburnside]

Love the new haircut and shave, lookin' sharp!! Another great video as always thanks!!!!

[Mrm]

I wouldn't be surprised if keto, paleo, and high-meat/egg diets are playing a role

[exoticspeedefy]

It's also strange that since COVID19 hit there has been a rise in cancer cases

[Kx____]

my grandfather passed away from colon cancer, he was 70+ though and it's been about 10 years, but even then they told my grandfather it was probably because he used to eat a lot of (red) meat (which was very normal for people his age back then) and because of pesticides. he didn't smoke, rarely drank alcohol and overall lived a very healthy lifestyle he was super fit until he got diagnosed and then it was already too late. it's important to go to the doctor early if you have changing stool, bleeding etc. - he already had it but he felt ashamed and didn't dare to go to the doctor. maybe if he had gone early, he would still be alive now as he was a very strong man. i still miss him very much. thank you Mike for this video! i hope it helps people, honestly.

[slayer]

Love the video(s). Your channel has gotten be to change my diet for the better.

[catzmz]

I always wonder how much of an effect carnivore diet will have. They always obsess over how it isnt bad for your heart and yet Im always thinking 'but will your bowels be healthy in 10-20 years though!?'

[xaviere.]

Love how vaccines aren't mentioned at all. Especially when all cancers increases massively in the last couple years.