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Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

Colorectal cancer in Coloradans under 55 rose 23% in last decade; it’s now top cause of cancer death for younger people

Kris Koehler, right, chats with state Rep. Jennifer Parenti, left, in her office at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on March 13, 2024. As members of the local American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Koehler and a small group of fellow volunteers spent the day at the Capitol in hopes of convincing lawmakers to support SB 124, which would require insurance coverage for biomarker testing. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Kris Koehler, right, chats with state Rep. Jennifer Parenti, left, in her office at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on March 13, 2024. As members of the local American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Koehler and a small group of fellow volunteers spent the day at the Capitol in hopes of convincing lawmakers to support SB 124, which would require insurance coverage for biomarker testing. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7: Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Colorado’s population growth doesn’t fully explain the rise, because no other cancer saw a comparable increase in deaths between 2000 and 2023.
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