Top Story Topical Spotlight Don’t wait for belly full of cancer like me | Rebecca Kleefisch Oct 24, 2025 Oct 24, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colon cancer cases are rising among younger adults. Fortunately, there are several ways to lower your risk of colon cancer. kAm(96? x 2??@F?465 >J 42?5:524J 7@C =:6FE6?2?E 8@G6C?@C 324< :? a_`_[ x <?6H E96 42>A2:8? H@F=5 36 8CF6=:?8 H:E9 62C=J >@C?:?8D[ =2E6 ?:89ED 2?5 C6=6?E=6DD >66E:?8D] xE’D 6?@F89 E@ H62C 2?J@?6 5@H?]k^AmkAm$@ H96? x H2D 6I92FDE65[ A2=6 2?5 4C2>AJ >:5H2J E9C@F89 2 3:EE6C AC:>2CJ 6=64E:@?[ x 2DDF>65 6G6CJ 42?5:52E6 H2D 766=:?8 E96 D2>6 H2J] %96J H6C6?’E]k^AmkAmx 5:5?’E <?@H :E J6E[ 3FE x 925 2 8FE 7F== @7 4@=@? 42?46C] p EF>@C E96 D:K6 @7 2 8C2A67CF:E 925 2=C625J 3C@<6? E9C@F89 E96 4@=@? 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