Colorectal cancer cases rising in adults under 50 across US [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, raising awareness about the importance of cancer screenings. The United States is seeing a concerning trend up of cases, specifically in adults under the age of 50. According to the University of California – Davis, colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in males under 50 and #2 for women in the same age group.

7 News is a voice for everyone and we handed the mic over to Buffalo Resident, Michael Garvey who shared his experience of battling colon cancer. Garvey was diagnosed was stage 3 colon cancer in 2022 at the age of 44.

“I was living an everyday normal life and then I had lunch with an uncle who said that this is maybe something that’s in the family,” Garvey said. “I didn’t have any symptoms”.

Garvey learned at a lunch …