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Rectal cancer mortality among Americans aged 35 to 44 is rising two to three times faster than colon cancer deaths, according to a new analysis of 24 years of CDC death records presented at Digestive Disease Week 2026. Hispanic adults and western-state residents face the steepest increases, three-quarters of young patients are diagnosed at advanced stages, and if current trends hold, rectal cancer deaths could surpass colon cancer deaths in people under 50 by 2035.