Millennial Colon Cancer is Rising!

Colorectal cancer has now become the #1 cause of cancer death in men under 50 years old. Nearly double the number of young adults are being diagnosed today compared to a decade ago! 

33-50% of Millennials do not have a PCP

Patients who have a PCP decrease their annual healthcare costs by 50% and hospitalizations by 20%

Nearly 1 in 5 younger adults had warning signs (like abdominal pain or rectal bleeding) for months to years before diagnosis—but often didn’t act on them

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Younger Millennials are turning to social media as primary health resource ​62% of Millennials have already delayed of skipped a routine health screening