Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999
by worstspotgain on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:32PM
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Well it's supposedly all non-ionizing radiation, which can't cause DNA damage and cancer links are controversial at best, but I agree it should be looked at statistically. Here are some other conjecturable variables:
With the 10-19 year-old groups, you're looking at very low overall numbers, so a 400% increase might mean something like from 10 to 50 cases a year in the US. Still, shedding light on this anomaly might uncover a major causal pathway in the older cohorts.
- Novel chemicals in the environment?
- Composting bins now in proximity to food?
- Decline in vax rates? (pathogen-cancer route, immune response spillover route)
- Organic pesticides on organic vegetables?
With the 10-19 year-old groups, you're looking at very low overall numbers, so a 400% increase might mean something like from 10 to 50 cases a year in the US. Still, shedding light on this anomaly might uncover a major causal pathway in the older cohorts.