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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Abigail O'Leary

Four red flag symptoms of 'silent killer' as cases double in young adults

Four red flag symptoms of colon cancer in younger adults have been revealed in a new study into the disease.

It comes amid a spike in cases in middle-aged people— with rates having doubled among under 55s since the 1990s.

As part of a study into shifting case patters, medics looked at the symptoms recorded in 5,075 people with early-onset colon cancer, diagnosed before their 50th birthday.

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