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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Kirby

Mystery surrounds why bowel cancer in young people is rising so sharply in England

An increase may be linked to obesity -

There has been a sharp rise in bowel cancer in young people in England, a new study has found.

Rates are now rising more sharply in England than in many other countries around the world, a study has found.

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