More young people under 50 are getting cancer. Why?
More young people under 50 are getting cancer. Why?
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(Sharon Kirkey/ Healthing) — Dr. Shady Ashamalla remembers them all, vividly: Young people in their 20s or 30s, leaving behind young children, partners, parents, their cancers so advanced, when found, no surgery could save them.
 
They’ve become common in Ashamalla’s colorectal cancer practice at Toronto’s
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Colorectal cancer is on the rise in young adults and has been for years
Colorectal cancer is on the rise in young adults and has been for years
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(Kathy Katella/ Yale Medicine) — Nobody in their 20s, 30s or 40s gets colorectal cancer, right? Wrong. The truth is that colorectal cancer is on the rise in young adults and has been for years. That’s why Yale Medicine surgeons who treat it are urging people younger than 45—even college students—to talk to their doctors about  …

‘Don’t wait’ to get checked out, says Quebec teen with colon cancer
‘Don’t wait’ to get checked out, says Quebec teen with colon cancer
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(Matt Gilmour, Lillian Roy/ CTV News) — An 18-year-old from Laval is among an increasing number of young adults and teens to be inflicted with colon cancer.

Justin Di Narzo says knowing the symptoms could be the difference between life and death.

“It started at 16 years old. I was experiencing constipation and blood  …

Cancer among those under 50 is rising dramatically
Cancer among those under 50 is rising dramatically
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(Jocelyn Solis-Moreira/ Heath) — The risk of cancer in young adults is rising at an alarming rate—and is expected to keep increasing with every new generation, according to new research.

A study published in Nature Reviews: Clinical Oncology that was focused on changes in the incidence of early-onset  …