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Recap: How to combat colon cancer | Dr. Andy Chan

2025/5/27
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Andy Chan: 我认为目前美国癌症协会的报告显示，结肠癌已成为50岁以下男性癌症死亡的首要原因，而且预计到2030年，它将成为男女癌症死亡的首要原因。这与过去相比是一个显著的变化，表明公众对年轻人群体中结肠癌的普遍程度认识不足。此外，癌症发病年龄普遍降低，但胃肠道癌症的增长最为显著。筛查对于拯救生命至关重要，因为早期结肠癌通常无症状，早期诊断是治愈疾病的关键。对于早期结肠癌或有大息肉的患者，通过手术通常可以实现90%以上的治愈率。因此，我们强烈强调筛查的重要性，以便在症状出现之前及早发现癌症，从而提高治疗效果，并最终降低结肠癌的死亡率。过去，我们只建议50岁以上的人进行筛查，但现在已将筛查年龄降低到45岁。如果家族有结肠癌病史，建议更早开始筛查，可以在40岁或比亲属患结肠癌的年龄提前10年开始。

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Colon cancer is increasingly affecting younger adults, with rates doubling since the 1990s. This has led to a lowering of the recommended screening age. The episode discusses the importance of early detection through screening and explores dietary changes to mitigate risk.
  • Colon cancer rates have doubled among people under 50 since the 1990s.
  • The recommended screening age has been lowered to 45.
  • Early detection through screening is crucial for successful treatment.

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Today, we’re diving into an important and growing health concern: colon cancer.

Recent studies show that cases of colon cancer are becoming increasingly common in younger adults. In fact, the rate has doubled among people under 50 since the 1990s, prompting doctors to lower the recommended age for screening.

So what can we do to protect ourselves and our loved ones?

I’m joined by Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Andy Chan, to talk about the importance of colon cancer screenings and how changes to our diet could help reduce the risk of this disease.

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