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Colorectal Cancer Now Leading Cause of Cancer Death in Those Under 50

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Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of death for patients under 50, jumping past breast cancer-- the leading cause in women, lung cancer and leukemia.

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Colorectal cancer now leading cause of cancer death in those under 50

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of death for patients under 50, jumping past breast cancer-- the leading cause in women, lung cancer and leukemia.

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At What Age Should Colorectal Cancer Screening Be Done?

The recent death of actor James Van Der Beek, 48, underscores once again how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people under 50 have declined 44% since 1990. But after rising for decades, colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50. Colorectal cancer begins in the colon or rectum. “We expect this trend to continue,” said Van Karlyle Morris, section chief of c…

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