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EXCLUSIVE 'If we can get colon cancer, anyone can': These three patients were 45 and in the 'best shape of their lives' when they were diagnosed with 'death sentence' disease - now they're issuing a plea to young people Have YOU or a loved one been diagnosed with early-onset cancer? We want to hear your story. Contact us at [email protected] By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.

Com Published: 19:44, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 20:08, 22 May 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Three early-onset cancer survivors are pleading with the public to not 'overlook the symptoms' of colon cancer - after being diagnosed with terminal tumors in the prime of their lives. Becky Krichevsky, Bill Phillips, and Helen Shipstad were all given shocking news they had colon or stomach cancer between 2009 and 2023 - at a time before scientists were aware that the disease was surging in younger age groups . Now, having all been declared cancer free, they are urging people to be hyper aware of the early signs, not to take no for an answer, and know that late-stage colon cancer 'is no longer a death sentence.



' Rates of GI cancers rose most sharply in the youngest age group, followed by the 20-29 year old cohort. There were also more cases of GI cancers among older people, though in that case it is still considered early-onset cancer The above graph shows colon cancer cases among under 50s by year. There is a drop in 2020 because the Covid pandemic led to fewer people coming forward for screenings When Be.

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