The rise in early colon cancer worries doctors, who are unaware of the causes: "Change is brutal"

Colon cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in Spain with an upward trend. Data show that, in 2024, 44,294 new cases of colorectal cancer were estimated, 1,500 more cases than in 2023, being the most diagnosed tumor in the country. This increase can be attributed to various factors, such as aging of the population, unhealthy lifestyles and increased effectiveness in early detection programs. It is important to note that, although the …

The head of the Hula Digestive section believes that screening will soon begin at age 45, and not at age 50 as it is now, and warns that "often the only symptom is a change in the intestinal rhythm"

The Galician screening of colon cancer was able to detect 2,618 cases until the end of 2023, 35% in the initial phase ...

Every March 31, the World Day to Fight Colorectal Cancer is remembered, a date to raise public awareness about the prevention and early detection of the disease. Doctors urge to break down taboos about colorectal cancer. Photo: Kindness Despite being preventable cancer, in our country 30% of cases require emergency surgery, a worrying figure revealed in a study by specialists of the FCM-UNA, based on data from the National Hospital, the IPS and …

The oncologist and president of the Group for the Treatment of Digestive Tumors (TTD), Fernando Rivera, warns of the increase in cases of colon cancer among those under 50 years of age and maintains that it is a disease that "we end up causing ourselves" because of the habits of life.In an interview with EFE, on the occasion of the World Day against Cancer in Colon, Rivera affects the importance of participating in screening programs, aimed at t…

The incidence of colon cancer is increasing in people under 50 years of age, when it used to affect mainly older adults. This trend concerns specialists, who point out that consultations for this disease occupy the fourth place in Lara. They recommend preventing it by means of a high-fiber diet, avoiding excessive consumption of processed products and fats, as well as adopting a healthy lifestyle and reducing the emotional burden. In addition, i…