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Eleonora Feletto, Principal Research Fellow and and Cancer Epidemiologist, University of Sydney

Bowel cancer rates are rising among young people – but they can reduce their risk

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Bowel cancer has been making headlines around the world, following the death last week of actor James Van Der Beek. The former Dawson’s Creek actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 45.

Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, develops when cells in any part of the large intestine grow in an uncontrolled way.

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