Rectal cancer rates increase in people under 40, researchers say

Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:07 in Health & Medicine

Although the numbers are still low, they have been rising steadily for the last 20 years. And scientists have yet to identify a reason.Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday.

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