New study shows sitting, watching TV linked to colorectal cancer risk before age 50

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/oupu-nss020419.php

Public Release: 5-Feb-2019
Oxford University Press USA

A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum has identified a connection between prolonged time spent sitting while watching TV and increased risk of colorectal cancer for younger Americans.

Young-onset colorectal cancer, diagnosed under age 50, is increasing in the US and globally, sharply contrasting with the dramatic decreases among older people, largely as a result of cancer screening initiatives. Young-onset colorectal cancer has potentially different molecular characteristics compared to those of late-onset, and is typically more aggressive and found at a more advanced stage than those in older patients, resulting in greater years of life lost.

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