Colo-rectal cancer rates are highest in N.L., and experts say younger people should be getting screened

CBC Newfoundland Morning

Newfoundland and Labrador leads the country in colo-rectal cancer rates, and people are also being diagnosed younger. It used to be that you'd start talking to your doctor once you reached the age of 50, but some experts are saying that uncomfortable conversation should be happening a decade or more earlier. Dr. Jerry McGrath is a gastroenterologist and the Medical Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Colon Cancer Screening Program.