Cancer is generally a old age disease. But researchers are increasingly discovering that certain species – including large intestine, chest, stomach and pancreatic cancer – touch people much more than 50 than before.
In a new one reportPublished in the Annals of internal medicineResearchers from Vanderbilt University focus on relatively rare cancer – appendical cancer, which appears in the appendix – and discovered that the rates also rise, especially among millennials.
Andreana Holowatyji, university professor of hematology and oncology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and her colleagues analyzed data from the surveillance, epidemiology and final results program of the National Cancer Institute, a cancer difference for cancer. They specifically followed Appendix cancer, which was wrongly classified as colorectal cancer for years because the attachment is at the start of the colon.
Recent studies have demonstrated colorectal cancers among those younger than 50, and wanted to learn Holowatyji or told the same trend for Appendix cancer. “We do not know what the risk factors are for attachment -cancer, and see if there are generation effects, can help us to assemble the pieces of this complex puzzle,” she says.
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In their analysis, in which more than 4,800 people were diagnosed with Appendix – Cancer, the percentages of the cancer between those born in 1980 tried and quadrupled between that born in 1985 – compared to people born in 1945. Percentages raised cohort in every birth after 1945. At that time the leadership were given, what had the possibility of the leadership, who had the possibility that were included, that were elaborated from the savings that have been recorded.
It is probably not a single factor, but the interaction of different that contributes to an increased risk of cancer in this age group, such as rising percentages of obesity and metabolic syndrome, as well as exposure to the environment, says Holowatyji. “The challenging now is not only to discharge what these exposures are, but also what molecular changes these exposure cause, and what the consequences of those changes are on our cells that can ultimately increase the risk of carcinogenesis,” she says.
Much more data is needed to better understand appendiceal cancer, and that starts with a greater consciousness and a better diagnosis. Because it is rarer than colorectal cancer, Holowatyji says that health care professionals and the public should be more tailored to potential symptoms and should not ignore or reject. These can include general complaints such as bloating, changes in bowel movements and loss of appetite. If they persist, people should see their doctor.
Half of the appendix cancer is diagnosed after it has already spread, so more vigilant and early can lead to better results. “Although rare, appendix cancer,” she says. “Individuals know their bodies best, and if they experience changes or symptoms, they are not things they have to overlook.”
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