The dating coach passed away at the age of 53 after being diagnosed with cancer

A rise in early-onset bowel cancer has been described as a 'global phenomenon'

The reality TV icon's co-stars shared their 'heartbreak' over her death yesterday

Aussie reality TV icon Mel died yesterday, two years after she was diagnosed with cancer

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MAFS star Mel Schilling died 'surrounded by love'

The dating coach had previously been diagnosed with bowel cancer, which recently spread to her brain

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Cancer survivor David Lyon, 26, was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer

The late and great actor passed away in August 2020 after privately battling the disease

Colon cancer, or bowel cancer, is now increasingly common among younger adults with a steady rise in cases since 2004

Mel was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2023

The 54-year-old said her 'world changed again in an instant' after a routine scan

Experts have revealed that symptoms can take as long as 20 or 30 years to show

The actor said that one particular symptom stood out to him for a long period of time

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Doctors insisted that her condition was just a throat infection

The rapper and internet personality recently revealed she'd received 'bad news' regarding her cancer treatment

Applegate says she was 'disgusted by what came out of my mouth'

It is now one of the most common cancers across the world