{"id":307563,"date":"2026-01-07T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/scientists-investigate-why-more-young-people-are-getting-bowel-cancer-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:00:28","slug":"scientists-investigate-why-more-young-people-are-getting-bowel-cancer-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/scientists-investigate-why-more-young-people-are-getting-bowel-cancer-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists investigate why more young people are getting bowel cancer | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MgpiAyajkio\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Scientists investigate why more young people are getting bowel cancer | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MgpiAyajkio\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Bowel cancer samples that have been stored for up to a century will be analysed to try to solve the mysterious rise of the disease in young people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the majority of bowel cancers still being found in older adults, the rise in younger patients has been seen around the world.<\/p>\n<p>This includes in the UK where bowel cancer rates have increased by 75% in the under-24s since the early 1990s &#8211; but scientists are unclear why.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists at St Mark&#8217;s The National Bowel Hospital are now going through advanced scientific analysis to understand what caused each cancer and what&#8217;s changed over the decades.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BowelCancer #UK#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowel cancer samples that have been stored for up to a century will be analysed to try to solve the mysterious rise of the disease in young people. 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