James Van Der Beek's death at age 48 highlights a sad statistic: More people under 50 are getting colorectal cancer.
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Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of the pandemic, reporting on everything from vaccination and racial inequities in access to health, to cancer care, obesity and mental health.
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