Long associated with the elderly, colorectal cancer is now affecting a new population: young adults. The statistics are relentless. In the United States, cases among 20-34 year-olds are expected to jump by 90% by 2030. In France, hepato-gastroenterologists are also observing this alarming trend.
This cancer, once considered slow and late-onset, is becoming a public health problem among those under 40. And the trigger could be hidden in childhood.
E. coli: a common, but potentially carcinogenic bacterium
