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Here’s What Every Guy Should Know About Colon Cancer
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (GQ)—Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men and women, and the third most common cancer diagnosis. On top of that, alarmingly, an increasing number of young people are being diagnosed with the disease, among them actor Chadwick Boseman, whose death from colon cancer at the age of 43 shed some overdue light on how the illness affects both people under 50 and, disproportionately, Black people.
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1 Comment
Carolyn
It seems there is an increase in diagnoses of young people with colon/rectal, colorectal cancers and cancer of the liver. People are questioning why this is happening. My question, might the rate of cancer in young people increasing because of e-cigarettes, because of vaping? Many people do not tell their doctors that they vape.