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Health · 3 hours ago

Study seeks 250,000 UK adults to solve bowel cancer rise

Study seeks 250,000 UK adults to solve bowel cancer rise

Cases of bowel cancer are increasing among people under 50, with the UK seeing one of the steepest rises since 1990. The Prospect-UK trial is seeking to enrol 250,000 adults, an initiative spearheaded by scientists at King's College London and the health science company Zoe. Participants will share diet and lifestyle details, with a subgroup providing blood and stool samples to help understand the causes.

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