Shadi Ashmala
Surgical oncologist at Sunnybrook Hospital specializing in colorectal cancer, involved in creating a clinic for younger adults with colorectal cancer and advocating for earlier screening.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 21min
The earlier the better: Doctors want younger screening for colon cancer
Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, an epidemiologist researching rising cancers in young people, and Dr. Shadi Ashamalla, a colorectal surgical oncologist who founded a young-adult clinic, discuss alarming increases in early-onset colorectal cancer. They talk about trends by birth cohort, clinical needs of younger patients, possible environmental and lifestyle drivers, calls to lower screening age, and the challenges for research and health systems.
