Colorectal cancer incidence is climbing 3% every year in adults aged 20-49, even as rates decline in older Americans. It's now the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50. In my Plano practice, I'm seeing this trend play out locally across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The pattern I see most often? Younger patients wait. Between work, kids, and daily life, digestive symptoms get pushed aside. Many assume they're too young for anything serious. They're not.
