Colon cancer deaths rising in adults under 50
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Colorectal cancer is now the most common cancer death among young Americans. Here's how San Antonio doctors are hoping to increase awareness.
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A new study finds colon cancer cases are skyrocketing in younger adults, becoming the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50.
The National Cancer Institute says colon cancer is now the leading cause of death for adults aged 20-49 and with the death of 48-year-old James Van Der Beek this week, colon cancer is getting a lot of attention. Doctors explained that there are things you can do to prevent your risk of colon cancer.
Cancer-related deaths among U.S. adults under age 50 have decreased for every leading malignancy except colorectal cancer, which is now the most common cause of cancer death, up from the fifth place in the early 1990s, according to a new data analysis.
Colorectal cancer has since jumped up from being the fifth-leading cancer death in the early 1990s.
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