Overview
- An Atlanta primary care doctor said more young adults are being found at later stages and urged people to get screened as soon as they are eligible.
- National guidance recommends routine colon screening at 45 for average-risk adults, with earlier testing for those with a family history or bowel disease.
- Colorectal cancer is now the leading cancer killer under 50, yet only about one-third of cases are caught early when five-year survival tops 90%.
- Physicians advise watching for blood in stool, lasting changes in bowel habits or stool size, abdominal pain, fatigue, or unexplained weight loss.
- Survivors such as Disney executive Mitch Gubin, diagnosed at stage 1 after a routine test at 45, are urging peers to get checked and promoting a May 16 kickball fundraiser in Uniondale to support research and awareness.