Young colon cancer linked to specific fats in ultra-processed foods

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“Try to avoid antibiotics — unless you really, really need them,” Purcell said.

Cancer doctors and researchers hope that these new clues will eventually lead to better testing and treatments for young colon cancer, all more targeted to some unique biological processes that may be underway in this novel disease.

“We’re still learning a lot about how to treat cancer and how to figure out what are some of the risk factors,” Cohen said.