New study shows shifting patterns in rectal cancer over different generations

New study shows shifting patterns in rectal cancer over different generations

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)-- Americans born in 1990 have four times the risk of developing rectal cancer compared to those born in 1950, according to a new study that reveals how dramatically cancer patterns have shifted across generations. The alarming trend also extends to gastrointestinal cancers, which have surged by 15 percent in just one decade among people under 50. The findings were published in the "British Journal of Surgery." Researc…