Colorectal cancer rates increasing among younger patients: study

New research confirms there is a rising tide of adults under the age of 50 developing cancers of the colon and rectum in seven countries, including Canada. Researchers with the World Health Organization examined the rates of colorectal cancers among 143 million people in seven high-income countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, Ireland, and the U.K.) and found the presence of the diseases has declined overall in the past 10 years, but has increased dramatically among those un