At long last, a bit of bright news emerges from the bleak subject of early-onset colorectal cancer. A recent report published in JAMA Oncology found that people diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) was associated with improved survival when compared with people who are diagnosed at aged 55 and above — average-age colorectal cancer (AOCRC). In the … Read more
Some good news for your gut. Cases of colorectal cancer are steadily rising and showing up in alarming rates in young people, becoming the third-most common cancer in the US. But new research may hold key to explaining the mysterious increase — and it’s a blast from the past. Colorectal cancer cases are rising in … Read more
You are what you eat — and it could come back to haunt you. Colorectal cancer had long been considered a disease that primarily affects older adults, but cases in people under 55 have been steadily increasing since the ’90s. New research suggests that certain foods may be fueling this alarming rise in young women … Read more
Colorectal cancer diagnoses among younger people have skyrocketed in recent years. A staggering 20% of cases in 2019 were in people younger than 55, up from 11% in 1995. The trend is particularly scary because doctors are still trying to figure out what’s causing it — and symptoms so often fly under the radar. But a new study revealed … Read more
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin’s wife, Sandy, has early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday. Sandy, 58, reportedly has been diagnosed with the disease for five to six years, and she has “trouble” walking, per the report. She has a live-in caretaker since she needs around-the-clock attention. Michael Irvin and his wife, … Read more
Kate Middleton revealed Friday that she’s battling cancer that was discovered after recent abdominal surgery — and now, oncologists are sounding the alarm about an uptick in certain cancers among younger adults. “There is an epidemic currently of young people getting cancer (under 50s),” Dr. Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham … Read more
A 22-year-old man with early onset dementia has become the youngest person with the condition in the United Kingdom, according to his mother. Sam Fairborn, 47, from Norwich, Norfolk, England says she has to treat her son Andre Yarham, 22, as though he were a 70-year-old man, South West News Service reported. He is just … Read more
An Idaho woman experiencing severe mood swings thought she had a brain tumor — it turns out she has early-onset dementia. “I had so much trouble regulating my emotions. I’d become so furious over things I usually wouldn’t be angry about, like people correcting me if I said something wrong,” explained Jana Nelson, 53, to … Read more