Nebraska can make progress against colon cancer. Here's how:

Colorectal cancer is a silent killer. Symptoms may not appear until after the cancer has spread and become difficult to treat. However, by testing people without symptoms (screening), most colorectal cancers can be prevented or found early, when treatable. Yes, colon cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable. But we must get in the game if we want to be on the winning team.

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Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly among Young Adults?

Nearly 18,000 people under the age of 50 will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year in the United States, said Rebecca Siegel, M.P.H., of the American Cancer Society. But the disease is still relatively rare, affecting far less than 1% of younger adults.

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