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Abigail O'Leary & Abbie Meehan

The four red flag symptoms of colon cancer as cases double in young adults

A new study has revealed four red flag symptoms of colon cancer in young adults, following a spike in cases in the under 55s.

Rates have doubled among those within the above age category since the 1990s, reports the Mirror.

As part of new research into shifting case patterns, experts looked at the symptoms that were recorded in 5,075 people with early-onset colon cancer.

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