Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under the age of 50, according to the American Cancer Society, but what’s behind the alarming surge and why are cases shifting?
The trend was highlighted by the death of Kevin Gonzalez, an 18-year-old diagnosed with colon cancer who made headlines with a dying wish to see his parents who had been detained by ICE while trying to see him.
That wish was granted, but the teen lost his battle with the terminal cancer hours later…