Another perk of weight-loss drugs? Fewer colon cancer deaths, a study found

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Ozempic can cost anywhere from over $1,000 to a $25, depending on how you pay for it.

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Cancer rates are rising among young people. Here are 6 ways to lower your risk and stay prepared.

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Business Insider interviewed 40 young adults with cancer — alongside researchers, economists, caregivers, and clinicians — to make sense of this trend.

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These twins' lives were identical, until one got colon cancer at 21

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Brinlee and Mariela Luster
Twin sisters Brinlee and Mariela Luster, 24, were preparing to graduate, get married, and start their adult lives when Brinlee was diagnosed with colon cancer at 21.

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The new reality of colon cancer in young adults

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What is it like to be diagnosed with colon cancer in your 20s, 30s, or 40s?

The true cost of young cancer

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John B. Johnson; Erica Hoffman

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Rebecca Siegel still remembers the moment it started — a flash of data on her computer screen that stopped her cold.

A gut health and cancer researcher shared the foods she eats to lower her disease risk

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Dr. Susan Bullman
Dr. Susan Bullman, who studies the connection between gut health and cancer, follows a fiber-rich diet.

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A 36-year-old woman was told she was 'too young' to have colon cancer. Months later, she was diagnosed with stage 4.

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Amber Kissell
Amber Kissell, 45, underwent chemotherapy for stage 4 colon cancer. Ultimately, she went into remission.

Amber Kissell

A 24-year-old was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer after almost missing her only symptom

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24-year-old Meagan Meadows was diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer shortly after graduated with a master's degree and starting her career as a teacher.

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Everything a doctor who studies gut health and colon cancer ate in 2 weeks

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Dr. Neelendu Dey studies how gut microbes could prevent colon cancer.

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Ultra-processed foods that fuel colon cancer — and healthy alternatives that may offset the damage

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Ganesh Halade in the lab searching for trace amounts of lipids.

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