Colorectal cancer rates surge among adults under 65 across US
Fox News • • health
Key Points:
- Colorectal cancer (CRC) is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50, with diagnoses rising fastest among those aged 20 to 49 at a rate of 3% per year.
- Adults 65 and younger represent 45% of new CRC cases, up from 27% in 1995, and 75% of cases in those 50 and under are diagnosed at an advanced stage.
- Rectal cancer cases have increased, now making up 32% of all CRC cases, compared to 27% in the mid-2000s.
- More than half of CRC cases are linked to high-risk behaviors such as poor nutrition, high alcohol consumption, smoking, lack of exercise
