Millions more Americans should be screened for deadly cancer well before the current recommendations to catch the killer disease before it spreads beyond treatment, experts warn.
Dr Michael Raphael, who works with young cancer patients, told DailyMail.com he believes age limits should be dropped when it comes to screening for colon cancer, especially as more patients in their 20s, 30s and early 40s are being diagnosed with the disease.
Colon cancer is among the fastest growing cancers in young adults, particularly 20 to 29-year-olds — where cases are surging by 2.4 percent per year on average.
Because younger patients are often dismissed, their cancer is not found until it has metastasized throughout the body, making it far deadlier.
