2019 Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Survey
**STATUS UPDATE: Currently Suspended**
Jacqueline Rush was just 16 years old when she started having colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms. She was told it couldn’t be CRC because she was too young. It took 3 different doctors, 2 emergency room visits and 4 years of misdiagnoses to finally get correctly diagnosed. For Jacqueline and too many others, the correct diagnosis came too late.
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is conducting a survey open to patients, survivors and caregivers of those diagnosed with CRC before the age of 50. Help change the narrative!! Take a few minutes to complete the survey:
According to the Alliance, “When it comes to raising awareness about this disease and changing how young-onset colorectal cancer is viewed—whether in primary care offices or big pharmaceutical companies—data is the most important tool.”