In young people, the incidence of colorectal cancer, which is what colon cancer is grouped within, is rising. AdvertisementWhile the death rate from colorectal cancer has, for decades, been falling in older adults, deaths have been increasing among young people since the mid-2000s. Diana, a finance professional from Washington, D.C., was 33 when she was “frozen with terror” by her colorectal cancer diagnosis eight years ago. Illustration: HuffPost; Photo: Liz HealyLiz Healy, of New York, was 45 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and kidney cancer in 2022. But after finally getting a referral for a colonoscopy, doctors confirmed the colorectal cancer.

Source: Huffington Post December 22, 2025 05:04 UTC