How Colorectal Cancer Is Missed in Women

The discrepancy isn't just in the rate of occurrence — it’s also caused by tumor location.
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Harvard MD: Don’t ignore these 7 possible colon cancer signs, no matter your age

Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.

Woman's alarming cancer symptoms blamed on pregnancy for years before stage 3 diagnosis

Los Angeles mom Marisa Peters had her colorectal cancer symptoms dismissed by doctors for five years before her stage 3 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Woman Diagnosed With Colorectal Cancer at 32 Mistook Subtle, Early Symptoms as Anxiety

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among young people in the U.S. One woman diagnosed at 32 shares the subtle early symptoms ...
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Colorectal cancer rising in younger adults — who’s most at risk, and what are symptoms to watch for

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults, but increasingly to young men and women, too. It's now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50. The deaths of ...