Death rates from colorectal cancer among 25- to 49-year-olds in the European Union and Britain are on the rise, a recently published study from the University of Milan has found. One cause for the increase is the higher proportion of overweight young people, said Carlo La Vecchia, who led the research published in the scientific journal Annals of Oncology. Other factors include increased alcohol consumption and reduced physical activity, researchers reported. Colorectal cancer at a younger age is generally more aggressive and the chances of survival are lower than for older people, the researc…