It has been reported that rectal cancer rates in people under 40 years of age have been steadily rising for the last 20 years.  Cancer researchers and scientists say that they are baffled about this, and have no real idea of why this is the case.

Colon cancer, and related rectal cancer, are thought to have similar risk factors, but colon cancer rates have been constant while rectal cancer rates have grown by about 4% per year.  This was reported in the journal Cancer.  What is most disconcerting is that scientists have absolutely no idea why this is the case.  Rectal cancer rates in older population segments have been increasing as well, but this increase is probably due to more frequent cancer screenings which leads to more cases being diagnosed.

The rub is that people under 40 are not routinely screened for colorectal cancer unless they have a family history of cancer, which means that increased screening frequency does not account for the increased cancer rates in this group.  Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death by cancer in the United States.  Rectal cancer is only a minor portion of these cancer deaths.

Most rectal cancers are caused by squamous cell carcinomas.  Anal cancers that are linked to anal sex are usually caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is reported to be common in the gay community.  HPV usually causes adenocarcinomas, and are not likely to be related to this form of rectal cancer.

Typical symptoms of rectal cancer are: weight loss, diarrhea, anemia, a change in bowel habits, and bloody stools.  Risk factors for colorectal cancer include: a family history of colon cancer, a diet high in red meats, diet low in vegetables, heavy alcohol use, low vitamin D levels, smoking, and obesity.

This does not make sense to me.  After spending huge amounts of money on cancer research, and a War on Cancer that was started over 35 years ago, why are cancer rates increasing more rapidly than they ever have?  Either the people that are doing the research are unqualified or biased, they are unable to find the cure, or they are not really trying to find a cure.

It could also be the case that they actually do not wish to find a cancer cure because this would endanger the massive profitability of the present cancer industry.  There is no way that cancer is more complicated than quantum physics.  In fact, it is probable that oncologists, cancer researchers, and other medical researchers are purposely making the cancer disease more complex than it really has to be.  This is why the cancer experiments are structured to study obtuse, complex metabolic pathways in intricate studies, instead of focusing on human biological terrain and nutrient requirements.

The bottom line is that the nutritional status and the quality of diet are much more important factors in healing than any 500 elegant cancer experiments.  This is proven by the ineffectiveness of conventional cancer treatments, and the cancer experts’ inability to explain the reason why cancer rates are exploding after many hundreds of billions of dollars have been expended to find answers to these questions.  If we want a different result, we are going to have to change our ideas about cancer, and analyze the present thinking on cancer because these conventional ideas about cancer are obviously wrong.