Anonymous25 days ago
Colorectal cancer has become the number one cancer killer of Americans under 50, yet screening rates among newly eligible younger adults remain dangerously low. With five-year survival rates exceeding 90% for early-stage detection but plummeting to roughly 13% for late-stage diagnosis, the case for earlier screening — now recommended starting at age 45 — has never been more urgent. A confluence of dietary changes, microbiome disruption, and rising obesity rates in younger generations is driving the trend, while insurance barriers and awareness gaps continue to impede screening uptake.