Late-stage colon cancer showing up in more younger adults. ‘Get screened,’ doctor urges

Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine examined data from 100,000 people with adenocarcinoma, an aggressive form of cancer that’s more likely to be caught in later stages….“Studying cases of adenocarcinoma alone is important because those are the ones we’re trying to prevent with screening and risk factor identification,” said study author Jordan Karlitz, chief of gastroenterology at Denver Health Medical Center, according to ABC News.