80% Colon Cancer Spike in Young People: Is This Pesticide the Culprit?
Colon cancer in under-50s is up 80%. David Friedberg reveals how persistent pesticides like picloram might be silently altering genes, urging founders to act.
David Friedberg: Is This Pesticide Causing a Colon Cancer Spike in Young People?
With David Friedberg · Sunday, April 26, 2026
This episode delves into the alarming rise of colon cancer in young people, identifying the pesticide picloram as a potential culprit. David Friedberg explains how new epigenomic studies suggest long-term exposure to certain chemicals like picloram, which is persistent in the environment, could be altering gene expression and leading to cancer, even if not immediately carcinogenic.