Early-Onset Cancers Are on the Rise. Knowing Your Family History Is Crucial. By Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio June 16, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/healthq-early-onset-cancers-family-history/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_4j07mAarT1IhRFLOFPiTlQ8teom7UEDXgkRY9EGfU3y8AB31rFH0bNp20e8OGMBozQbtAXdkoroBVCsNCJ7EPXbFfCw&_hsmi=424011519&utm_content=424011519&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Early-Onset Cancers Are On The Rise. Knowing Your Family History Is Crucial Bryce Ramsey of Madison, Mississippi, was 33 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Upon noticing blood in her stool, she blamed the hemorrhoids she’d developed after delivering her son eight years earlier. Ramsey didn’t initially link her symptoms to cancer. “But I had just kind of made a deal with myself because the blood was starting to become more frequent,” she said. “I was like, ‘If this happens the next time I go to the bathroom, I’m going to make a call.’” (Anthony and Farmer, 6/16)