Oncologist Spots 3 Young Marathoners With Advanced Colon Cancer in 6 Months
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 21
Oncologist Spots 3 Young Marathoners With Advanced Colon Cancer in 6 Months
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 21
Three young, fit patients with advanced colon cancer were treated by oncologist Timothy Cannon within six months in 2019, prompting concern about a possible link with endurance running.
Two patients were still in their 30s and the third had just turned 40, and Cannon said none had known colon-cancer risk factors.
That cluster of cases underpins the report’s focus on whether marathons and ultramarathons may be associated with colon cancer in otherwise healthy younger adults.
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