Colorectal cancer isn't the only gastrointestinal cancer rising in young adults

MedicalXpress | Jul 23, 2026

You may have heard that colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting young adults. However, it is not the only gastrointestinal (GI) cancer that doctors are diagnosing in patients below the age of 50, explains Christina Wu, M.D., an oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Arizona.