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Early onset bowel cancer declared new disease
Published 3 weeks, 5 days ago
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Early onset bowel cancer in young Australians is surging, with cases rising 4% annually and now representing the deadliest cancer for people aged 25 to 54. Medical experts believe this form of the disease behaves differently to traditional bowel cancer, harbouring more adverse mutations and behaving more aggressively, requiring a complete rethink in diagnosis and treatment. Two young Australians, Chris Clarke, 37, and Chloe Newton, 29, are both fighting stage four diagnoses, with Chris having had zero symptoms and Chloe being initially dismissed by doctors as too young.
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