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I have a friend being evaluated for pancreatic cancer. She's 41 and has already been diagnosed with a precancerous lesion.
We need lots of high-quality epidemiology to figure out why relatively young people are experiencing a big increase in GI cancers.
@andycarolan A sensible thing to wonder but GenX ate tons of processed foods too...
@feld Agreed. I was then about to mention sugar replacements, but you beat me to it. In the UK, a sugar tax was introduced on sodas. Companies quickly capitulated, and replaced sugars in their drinks with aspartame, stevia, sucralose etc etc.
@brianvastag Sending best wishes to your friend.
Broadly, I wonder how much of the rise in GI issues is due to the food we eat, and what additives and chemicals are added.