Natasha Mathias lost her twin sister Natalie to colon cancer when Natalie was 42.
Natalie’s death highlights a troubling trend across the United States and South Florida: more adults under 50 years old are being diagnosed with cancer. Oncologists at Memorial Cancer Institute in Hollywood are seeing more cases.
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