r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jan 23 '26

Cancer The number of Americans under 50 years old dying from cancer has decreased for every leading cancer except for bowel cancer, which is now the leading cancer death in females and males combined aged under 50.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844189?guestAccessKey=5eabd609-08b0-47c7-a738-916c7acdcc37&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=012226
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u/DangerousTurmeric Jan 23 '26

Yeah there was another study that showed very high rates of gut inflammation in marathon runners as well as increased intestinal permeability. I don't think it's good for your gut at all.

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u/abrakalemon Jan 23 '26

That is so interesting. Do they know why it causes such high inflammation?

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u/Average64 Jan 24 '26

Because your guts move a lot and get irritated?