Colorectal cancer has quietly moved into the top spot as the deadliest cancer for Americans under 50, and Baltimore gastroenterologists say the city needs to catch up fast on screening and symptom awareness. Local doctors report more patients in their 20s, 30s, and 40s arriving with advanced disease, which makes timing everything. We spoke with Dr. Ekta Gupta, chief of gastroenterology at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, about what Baltimore residents should know now, not later.
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A report from the American Cancer Society finds that overall colorectal cancer rates are declining in older adults but rising sharply in younger generations. The group projects about 108,860 new colon cancer cases and 49,990 rectal…..