Links between studies increase in CRC rates and TV shows are watched

For the first time, scientists have identified sedentary behavior as a contributing factor to the dramatic increase in colorectal cancer among those under 50 years of age. The study specifically focused on the time spent in front of the television and the incidence of colorectal cancer.

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The sedentary lifestyle is one of the often neglected risk factors. This study can help identify high-risk individuals and those who may benefit more from early detection. "

Yin Cao, author of the study

The incidence of CRC has increased significantly among 20- to 49-year-olds in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer is usually diagnosed at a later stage and an increase in the number of diagnoses has led the American Cancer Society to recommend recently that screening begin at the age of 45, rather than at the same time. 39 to 50 years.

Long Nguyen (Mbadachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School) and their colleagues badyzed hours of television viewing and other sedentary lifestyle behaviors of 89,278 American women. Subjects were aged 25 to 42 at the beginning of the study, in 1991, and were followed for 22 years.

As reported in the newspaper JNCI cancer spectrum, Early detection of colorectal cancer was diagnosed in 118 women over the two decades of follow-up.

The study found that one hour of television a day was badociated with an increased risk of developing a CRC at a young age of 12%.

The badociation remained even taking into account factors such as exercise and BMI.

The fact that these results are independent of BMI and physical activity suggests that a sedentary lifestyle may be a distinct risk factor for colorectal cancer at an early stage. "

Yin Cao, author of the study

Cao adds that reducing sedentary behavior, especially television, can be an effective, low-risk, actionable risk-reduction measure.

"Targeted identification of those most at risk is of crucial importance to help mitigate this growing burden. This study can help identify high-risk individuals and those who may benefit more from early detection, "concludes Cao.