Cancer experts issue call for 250,000 volunteers in bid to discover why UK has one of the fastest-rising rates

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Cancer experts issue call for 250,000 volunteers in bid to discover why UK has one of the fastest-rising rates.

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A major new research initiative is being launched to tackle the alarming surge in bowel cancer amongst younger adults across Britain.

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The Prospect-UK trial will recruit a quarter of a million participants nationwide.Researchers from King's College London have joined forces with the health science firm Zoe to establish what factors are driving the increase in cases affecting those below the age of 50.

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Britain ranks amongst the nations experiencing the most rapid acceleration in early-onset bowel cancer globally.The study will see participants filling in digital questionnaires covering their eating habits, daily routines, environmental exposures and overall wellbeing.

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A subset of those taking part will be required to maintain comprehensive food journals and supply biological specimens, including blood and stool, for analysis.The condition, which historically affected primarily older individuals, has seen rates climb substantially worldwide since 1990.

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