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Health panel proposes colon cancer tests start at 45, not 50

HOUSTON, Texas -- A panel of health experts wants U.S. adults to start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45, five years younger than it previously recommended. While overall, colon cancer rates ...
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Young People Are Getting Colon Cancer At An Alarming Rate. Here's The One Thing Experts Say Can Lower Your Risk.

(It’s recommended that women eat roughly 25 grams of fiber each day while men consume about 38 grams, but most adults eat roughly 10 grams of fiber each day.) Decades ago, researchers found that ...
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Why Are Young Guys Suddenly Getting Colon Cancer?

Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40srunners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokerswere streaming through her ...
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For once, good news: More colon cancers are getting caught early as 40-somethings line up for colonoscopies

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I had the most common symptom of colon cancer in my early 30s. Here's why I got a (pricey) colonoscopy over a stool test.

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