BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer deaths for people under 50, rising from 5th place in the 1990s, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society.
The study shows overall cancer mortality rates in people younger than 50 have decreased by 44% since 1990. However, deaths from colorectal cancer have increased every year for the past two decades, making it the only major cancer going in the wrong direction.
Lung cancer deaths dropped from 1st to 4th place among younger adults, while leukemia fell from 3rd to 5th…