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2. Mom diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer at 38 recalls her 1st ...

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   Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women under age 50, TODAY.com previously reported. Experts remain uncertain as to why this type of cancer has been occurring more often ...

3. What you need to know about colon-cancer symptoms, diagnosis ...

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   One study involving more than 1 million people with colon cancer from 2004 to 2015 found that 51.6% of those under 50 were diagnosed with stage three or four cancer, while 40% of people over 50 ...

4. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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   People with inflammatory bowel disease account for less than 2% of colon cancer cases yearly. [33] In those with Crohn's disease, 2% get colorectal cancer after 10 years, 8% after 20 years, and 18% after 30 years. [33] In people who have ulcerative colitis, approximately 16% develop either a cancer precursor or cancer of the colon over 30 years ...

5. Colon cancer is rising in young adults: Should you start ...

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   For example, the American College of Physicians announced in July 2023 that "average-risk adults" who aren't experiencing colon cancer symptoms can wait until age 50 to get screened.

6. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Screening for colorectal cancer, if done early enough, is preventive, seeing as benign lumps called polyps in the colon and rectum are the start to almost all cases of colon cancer. These polyps can be identified and removed by screening tests like a colonoscopy , in which the whole colon is visible.

7. Katie Couric says too many people think colorectal cancer is ...

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   The risk of developing colorectal cancer is 1 in 23 for men and 1 in 25 for women, according to the American Cancer Society. “Women, especially younger women, believe this is an old man's ...