Younger patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer

50 years old has always been the age to get a colonoscopy, a preventative screening to check for colorectal cancer.

Now, the American Cancer Society has lowered that age to 45 because more young people are being diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers.

THE AGE TO GET A COLONOSCOPY.NOWÃTHE AMERICAN CANCERSOCIETY HAS LOWERED THAT AGETO 45.

WMA━2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON EXPLAINS WHY.DOCTORS SAYTO COMMON FOR PEOPLE TO BEDIAGNOSED WITH COLORECTALCANCER AT A YOUNGER AGEÃANDIF THEY ARENYOUNGER THE CANCER IS MUCHFARTHER ALONG WHEN IT IS TIMETO GET A COLONOSCOPY.

I TALKEDWITH A YOUNG SURVIVOR WHOURGES YOU TO GET CHECKED IFSOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.</