If you're under the age of 50, it's likely that colorectal cancer isn't on your radar, but it should be.

Once considered an older age disease, rates are skyrocketing among young adults.

Dima Zane has more.

This year, an estimated 108,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colon cancer. That's according to the American

Cancer Society. And one in five are young, under the age of 55. I spoke with two people who were

diagnosed at an early age. Here's some of what they told us. My name is Chrissy Garrett. I am from

Long Island. I am currently 34 years old. I was originally

diagnosed with stage 3C colon cancer and I am currently stage four young onset sporadic MSI

colon cancer. And I am currently still in treatment three years later.

My name is San Jose.

I was diagnosed at the age of 26 in 2020 and I was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 3B.

I think I was just in complete shock because having no family history of cancer ever, never

expected it.

For the past month and a half, I had been in and out of the hospital with different reasons

because the tumors have been causing pain in my back.

They've been causing pain in my ribs. They've been causing pain in my ribs.

I've had an allergic reaction to the medications.

And chemotherapy is not easy.

I never thought that I would have cancer

because I was like just young, 26 years old, you know?

And it was heartbreaking.

Throughout the time when I start my treatment,

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