Health News You Can Use: Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer on the Rise

People born in 1990 are twice as likely as those born in 1950 to develop colon cancer.

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While the overall rates of colon cancer in the U.S. have declined steadily since the 1980s, The American Cancer Society reports a sharp increase in diagnoses among adults under 50.

During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Marc Roth, Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Saint Luke’s, joins Health News You Can Use to discuss why the disease is increasingly diagnosed in younger Americans.

Dr. Ross shares possible factors contributing to this trend, warning signs of colorectal cancer, and current guidelines for screening. He also breaks down the latest developments in treatment, including immunotherapy.

Watch the segment now.