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Colorectal cancer screening among young adults is increasingly important as cases rise

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among adults under age 55, despite an overall decline.

A healthy diet has become an important part of Fredric Allen Rivers Jr. lifestyle to reduce his risk for cancer recurrence and help manage other conditions, including a liver condition and ulcerative colitis. Here Rivers cooks a healthy chicken and rice meal, and a tofu soup for his wife Jamil in Williamstown on Monday.
A healthy diet has become an important part of Fredric Allen Rivers Jr. lifestyle to reduce his risk for cancer recurrence and help manage other conditions, including a liver condition and ulcerative colitis. Here Rivers cooks a healthy chicken and rice meal, and a tofu soup for his wife Jamil in Williamstown on Monday.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer