[justsocrateasin]

This is incorrect. The article explicitly mentions PFAS as a potential cause.

> So-called forever chemicals like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, have been linked to other cancers and could also be driving some of the increase in early-onset colorectal cancer.

[nickburns]

that, on the other hand, does feel as ubiquitous as plastics.