Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that's alarming doctors and scientists (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 3 weeks ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Worryingly, Australia is a world leader when it comes to bowel cancer.

Instead, most experts believe toxins or toxic influences in the world around us are interacting with genes to cause malignant changes.

In other words, you might unknowingly carry a gene that's only altered when you're exposed to a particular chemical, whereas someone else who doesn't have that version of the gene would be unaffected.

Lifestyle and pollution, who'd have thought /s

As I visit the city today (bus), I'm not sure how people tolerate the toxic transport pollution stench :(

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[-] vipaal@aussie.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

What in the $&=>! Going on

Canada's IBS is making similar headlines https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/canada-could-face-sharp-rise-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease-by-2045-global-study-warns/

My pea brained understanding is that IBS increases the chances for cancer in the bowels, colon, etc

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