FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Colorectal cancer isn’t just a concern for older adults anymore. Doctors say cases are rising in younger people, with about 1 in 5 diagnoses now occurring in patients under 55.
For 55-year-old Ines Hegedus-Garcia, the diagnosis came after she noticed subtle changes in her health. The South Florida realtor and mother of three said she began feeling “a little off.”
“I started not sleeping, I started getting headaches, I just wasn’t feeling right,” she said…