Dr. Frank Frizelle, a colorectal surgeon, noted a troubling pattern in his patients, especially young adults like a 2014 patient in her 20s with bowel cancer. After investigating, he found increasing rates of colorectal cancer in New Zealanders under 50. Further research in Sweden and Scotland revealed a global trend of high cancer rates among young people. This issue has garnered public attention, especially with high-profile diagnoses, raising urgent questions about the causes behind this shift in cancer demographics, traditionally associated with older populations.
But it became even more unusual when her best friend visited her in the hospital and told Frizelle that she had many of the same symptoms as his patient.
His findings revealed a troubling spike in colorectal cancers among young adults in New Zealand, Sweden, and Scotland, suggesting a broader global trend.
Researchers have found that young people around the world are getting many different kinds of cancer at alarmingly high rates.
Celebrities publicizing their cancer diagnoses have spurred interest and urgency in understanding why younger individuals are increasingly affected by a disease traditionally associated with older age.
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