42 h. ago Gut toxin from common bug could be driving bowel cancer in young people

Exposure to a common toxin in childhood has been linked to a rise in bowel cancer in under-50s

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49 h. ago Bowel cancer in young people is on the rise. Childhood toxin exposure could be the cause

There are around 2,600 new bowel cancer cases in people aged 25-49 in the UK every year

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66 h. ago Childhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under

Researchers say mutations more often found in younger patients’ tumours caused by toxin secreted by E coli strainsChildhood exposure to a toxin produced by bacteria in the bowel may be contributing to the rise of colorectal cancer in under-50s around the world, researchers say.Countries, including some in Europe and Oceania, have witnessed an increase in young adults with bowel cancer in recent decades, with some of the steepest increases reported in England, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Chile. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 911 star Lee Brennan says childhood cancer left him infertile

Brennan, who was diagnosed with cancer twice as a child, also shared that he was ‘isolated’ and ‘hated the way [he] looked’

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3 w. ago Battling childhood cancer left me infertile, bald and isolated

The 911 lead singer, 51, which was formed in 1995 before splitting five years later, appeared on This Morning on Thursday to raise awareness of lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes.

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3 w. ago Lee Brennan shares devastating effects of his childhood cancer with brave admission

Nineties pop star Lee Brennan, who shot to fame in 1995 after he joined the band 911, has opened up about the lasting impact that his previous cancer diagnosis' has had on his health

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4 w. ago Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?

Researchers have performed the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells in hopes of restoring fertility in a man who survived childhood cancer

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