https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8064079&GUID=2BDE1E28-DB8D-400F-9D16-335E6D74FD99Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8064079&GUID=2BDE1E28-DB8D-400F-9D16-335E6D74FD992BDE1E28-DB8D-400F-9D16-335E6D74FD99-2026-06-09-13-14-39Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD’S HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE REGARDING THE INCREASED RATE OF COLORECTAL CANCER RATES IN POPULATIONS UNDER 45 WHEREAS, in the United States colon cancer and rectal cancer, collectively known as colorectal cancer (CRC), is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in both men and women; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2026 alone, approximately 108,860 new cases of CRC will be diagnosed in the US, with about 55,230 deaths; and WHEREAS, the lifetime risk is such that about 1 in 25 men and 1 in 26 women will develop colorectal cancer; and WHEREAS, alarmingly, cases of CRC are on the rise in younger adults, with 1 in 5 people being diagnosed with CRC is under age 55; and WHEREAS, once thought as primarily a disease of older age, CRC is now the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults and rising at an alarming rate in people under 50 - by nearly 3% per year - even as incidence Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:14:39 GMT