A new report from the American Cancer Society shows colorectal cancer is increasingly being seen in younger individuals, and cases are being detected at more advanced stages.
Anna Canale of Plainview, Long Island, was shocked to receive a stage 4 colorectal cancer diagnosis at just 44 years old. from the American Cancer Society shows colorectal cancer is increasingly being seen in younger individuals, and cases are being detected at more advanced stages. Sixty percent of new cases are advanced-stage disease.
Colorectal cancer is still the third deadliest in the U.S. The American Cancer Society anticipates 153,020 new cases this year, and 52,550 deaths. Doctors aren't sure what's driving the rise in cases in younger people, but they say more than half of colorectal cancers are attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors — things like diet, exercise and smoking.microbiome"What I think is really interesting is the possibility it's the microbiome — so the trillions of bacteria that are in our gut.
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