Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990. Only colorectal cancer deaths have increased.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study from the American Cancer Society is shedding light on cancer mortality rates among young people — and the one type of ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the USA under the age of 50 combined, according to the American Cancer Society.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rate of young people dying from cancer is dropping across the United States, according to a recent study from the American ...

An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van ...

Colon cancer is officially the deadliest cancer for people under 50 in the US — a shift that happened more rapidly than cancer researchers expected. New data shows that in 2023, colon cancer eclipsed ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50 in the United States – and the reasons why are still murky, a new report says. In the early 1990s, colorectal ...

"Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek's colon cancer battle highlights alarming rise in cases among younger adults. Learn ...

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About 20% of colorectal cancer cases are in those 54 and younger, according to a 2025 report. That rate is twice as high as ...