A new study has uncovered seven risk factors for early onset colon cancer in men.
In Scotland, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in men after prostate cancer and lung cancer. Excluding skin cancer, it accounts for 12 per cent of all cancer cases males, according to data gathered by Public Health Information for Scotland (SCOTPHO).
While research shows that colon cancer rates and deaths are falling in those over 50, they are actually increasing in men under this age. The latest findings published in Cancer Research Prevention may help bring early diagnoses in men who are below the recommended age - 45- for colorectal cancer screenings.
