Know the signs and get checked out.
While it's important to follow up on suspicious symptoms at any age, MSKCC experts say that it's"particularly important that you do not ignore symptoms" if you're younger than 45. That's because
at which most people begin routine colon cancer screening. Before then, recognizing symptoms is your only line of defense.rates are on the rise for younger patients."In recent years, there has been a troubling rise in colon cancer among people as young as their 20s and 30s who do not have a family history of the disease or typical risk factors," warn MSKCC experts.
"Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease," says the Mayo Clinic, making it all the more critical to undergo annual screenings past the age of 45.
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