Colon cancer now rising in teenagers, experts warn

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among teens, new study finds — the 4 most common symptoms

More kids and teens are getting colorectal cancer. And when it does strike, researchers say the disease manifests differently than in adults.

Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among Kids and Teens—and It's Not the Same Disease Adults Get

Colorectal cancers in people 20 and under are often aggressive and delayed in diagnosis, new research shows.

Colon cancer now rising in teenagers, experts warn

Leading cancer specialists are urging doctors to take abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss more seriously in young people, as bowel cancer rates continue to soar.

When teens get colorectal cancer, it’s often an aggressive form of the disease

Only a tiny number of colorectal cancer cases occur in people younger than 21, but they’re often diagnosed at later stages and more difficult to treat.

Aggressive bowel cancer that kills half of patients rising in...

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