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DALLAS — Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old. Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older age.
New data has revealed that colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer-related death in the US for men and women under 50 years of age. The study, which was published yesterday (22 January) by the American Cancer Society,