Cancer Crisis: Shocking Increase in Colorectal Cancer Rates Among Younger Generations Revealed at DDW 2024
Kansas City, Missouri – The rise in colorectal cancer cases among younger individuals in the United States has been a cause for concern, with significant increases noticed in the past two decades. According to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, from 1999 to 2020, the incidence of colorectal cancers has spiked by 500% among children aged 10 to 14, 333% among teenagers aged 15 to 19, and 185% among young adults aged …