(WISH) — Rectal cancer cases are climbing in the U.S., affecting almost 47,000 people every year.

When adding all types of colorectal cancer, that number soars past 150,000.

Doctors are now seeing more adults younger than 50 diagnosed than ever before.

A new treatment can sometimes eliminate the need for surgery.

When Patty Goering went in for what she thought was a routine colonoscopy, her world stopped.

“Right after I woke up from the colonoscopy, they said it was cancer,” she said.

Doctors confirmed it was Stage 3 colorectal cancer. Her first thoughts were of her husband and two sons, Henry and Matthew. “The first thing that started going through my mind was like, ‘Am I gonna see my ...