Incidence of bowel cancer is up to three times higher among Australians born in the 1990s compared with the 1950s cohort

An early release of findings from an Australian study published in medRxiv this week showed the incidence of bowel cancer is up to three times higher among Australians born in the 1990s compared with the 1950s cohort.

Bowel cancer is now the leading cause of death in people aged 25 to 44 in Australia.

  • JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Its a relative measurement.

    The bowel cancer rate has fallen in over 65s because of the increase in screening.

    • zero_gravitas@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      I don’t think your interpretation is correct. I think that comparison was of data for the two cohorts when they were the same age.

      The study, yet to be peer-reviewed, found 28,265 cases of early-onset bowel cancer over the 30 years studied. An estimated 4,347 additional cases were attributable to the rising rates of the disease.

      Early-onset cases, however, are increasing by up to 8% per year, the study found.