Colon cancer rates are spiking among young people. Here’s why, and how to lower your risk

DALLAS — Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.

Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older age. Not anymore.

Patients in their teens and early 20s still aren’t the norm, exactly, but are becoming more common…

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