There was a time when physicians were most concerned about people over the age of 55 being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
It was considered “a disease of older people,” said Dr. Arif H. Kamal, chief patient officer for the American Cancer Society and an associate professor of medicine at Duke University’s School of Medicine.
Recent research has shown a trend of increased cases in younger people, a finding confirmed in a study published Wednesday in the American Cancer Society Journal, “CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.”