Colorectal cancer is changing. Most people don’t know it.
Colorectal cancer is no longer just a disease of older adults. More people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are being diagnosed every year – many with no family history and no reason to believe they were at risk. Awareness and early screening save lives.
New colorectal cancer diagnoses are now in adults under 55.
A generation ago, it was about 1 in 10. Today, it’s 1 in 5 – and the number continues to grow.
Of colorectal cancers in adults under 50 are diagnosed at an advanced stage.
Because younger adults often aren’t screened, symptoms are frequently dismissed until the disease has already spread.
The recommended age to begin screening for average-risk adults.
A screening colonoscopy can prevent cancer by finding and removing precancerous polyps before they become cancer.
Rectal bleeding is never “just hemorrhoids.”
Persistent changes in bowel habits, blood in the stool, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, and fatigue should always be discussed with your healthcare provider—regardless of your age.
These numbers aren’t just statistics. They’re families. They’re parents. They’re people like Damon.
Behind every percentage is someone whose life changed forever – a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child.
Damon never imagined colorectal cancer would happen to him. Today, he’s fighting not only for his own future, but to make sure others are diagnosed sooner, treated earlier, and never have to face what his family has.
Never Down, Never Out is how he’s turning that fight into hope.
Never Down Never Out isn’t just how I’m facing cancer. It’s my promise to keep fighting until fewer families have to face it.
Damon Earin
