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Story highlights Scientists are looking inside the DNA of cancer cells to look for signatures of cancer-causing agents Finding out what is increasing the risk of cancer can make lasting life-saving changes in public health (CNN)Halfway up a hill overlooking the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya are two graves. One of them is a few years old now, bristling with bushy shrubs stretching bright green leaves towards a cloudless sky. The other is a freshly dug bed of rough red dirt planted with a white wooden cross. They are the final resting places of Emily's mother and father, who died within four years of each other. Still a young woman, Emily now looks after her family's rural homestead near Iten -- a town famed for churning out long-distance runners and playing host to Mo Farah's training camps. We reach it by driving through urban sprawl and out into the hills, passing a seemingly endless stream of impossibly fit athletes pounding the roadside paths. Emily is busy cooking … [Read more...] about The DNA detectives who are hunting the causes of cancer

Story highlights Previous guidelines had called for screenings to begin at age 50, depending on your risk level and race Colorectal cancer rates and deaths are rising among younger adults (CNN)If you're in your mid-40s and haven't had your colon checked, it might be time. The American Cancer Society's newly updated guidelines for colon and rectal cancer screening recommend that adults at average risk get screened starting at age 45 instead of 50, as previously advised. The updated guidelines come on the heels of what seems to be a rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults. Those at higher risk include African Americans, Alaska Natives, and people with a family history or a personal history of colon or rectal polyps; risk factors such as these could require screening earlier. Published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians on Wednesday, the updated guidelines also indicate that there are six screening test options for adults, ranging from noninvasive stool tests to visual … [Read more...] about Get colon checked sooner, new guidelines say