In recent years, the incidence of colon cancer among young people has been on the rise. The American Cancer Society recently updated its colon cancer screening guidelines, recommending that most people have their first colonoscopy by age 45.
1. Eat more vegetables and healthy fats
Salwa Bakkali-Derksen, MD, an internist at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Owatonna, Minnesota, points out that research shows that a Western diet is associated with higher rates of colon cancer.
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