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A mother and daughter are sharing how and why people think they’re sisters.
California native Kelly Cantu, 40, and her daughter Madison, 20, claim they’re often mistaken for being sisters.
Kelly Cantu said she was just 20 years old when she had her daughter — and was excited to have her very own “mini me,” as Jam Press reported.
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That wasn’t just wishful thinking, the outlet noted.
As the daughter grew, the similarities between the two started to show.
A mother and daughter are sharing how and why people think they’re sisters. On the right-hand side, can you tell which one is which? (Jam Press)
Eventually, when young Madison turned 13 and mom Kelly was only 33, people started asking if the two of them were sisters.
“She was in high school when it started,” Kelly Cantu, a content creator, told What’s the Jam.
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“It would happen when I was picking her up. I was constantly being mistaken for her sister or another student,” she said.
“We both found it very funny.”
Madison Cantu said, “My friends and other classmates — when they first met my mom — would always ask if she was my sister. And their parents would always do the same!”
Kelly Cantu said she was just 20 years old when she had her daughter, Madison Cantu — and was excited to have her very own “mini me,” as Jam Press reported. Mother and daughter are shown in both pictures here. (Jam Press)
The duo said it has not stopped since then. They’ve said it happens not just in public, but online as well.
Said Kelly Cantu, “Any time we are out and I refer to her as ‘Baby Girl’ and someone finds out I’m her mom, people always say, ‘I thought you were sisters.’”
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The mother said it does become embarrassing at times.
“When Madison was younger, I would laugh,” she said. “But I do get embarrassed at times. Especially when people start asking how old I was when I had her.”
Eventually, when young Madison turned 13 and mom Kelly was only 33, people started asking if the two of them were sisters. Mom Kelly Cantu is shown holding her baby at left, and in the right-hand shot, at far right. (Jam Press)
The younger Cantu said she’s more than happy to hear it from time to time, however.
She said, “I think it’s funny, and I hope that her good genetics will rub off on me. When people find out she’s my parent and not my sister, they’re always shocked.”
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And they “usually make a comment about how she appears so young.”
She added, “I feel honored because she’s such a beautiful woman. Everyone says it and I know it, too. I hope I look just as good when I’m 40!”
“I think it’s funny, and I hope that her good genetics will rub off on me,” the younger Cantu said. “When people find out she’s my parent and not my sister, they’re always shocked.” (Jam Press)
The mother-daughter duo often go out in matching colors, they said.
Kelly Cantu, who is now living in England, said, “I love matching … I’ve been trying to match or at least wear color-corresponding colors. I actually just ordered us matching Christmas jumpers and Christmas pajamas,” she added.
Said Kelly Cantu, at left, “I love any time we hear we look alike. My daughter is the most beautiful person in the world to me, so for someone to think we look like means a lot to me.” (Jam Press)
She also said, “Once I dyed my hair dark to look more like Madison, too.”
The pair said they take the similarities in stride.
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Said Kelly Cantu, “I love any time we hear we look alike. My daughter is the most beautiful person in the world to me, so for someone to think we look like means a lot to me.”
Even their family and friends think the two are “practically identical,” Jam Press noted.
The mother and daughter say they are “each other’s best friends.” (Jam Press)
Kelly Cantu said, “My mother always tells me how she can’t get over how similar we look and act. I think moreso now … I would say my daughter and I are best friends and go everywhere together and act pretty similar.”
People have said they find it “strange” that they’re so close, said the mother.
But both women said they don’t care about that — as they feel they are “each other’s best friends.”
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As colorectal cancer (CRC) is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50, a new report reveals some surprising shifts in the incidence of the disease.
Although rates of CRC have been declining among seniors, those 65 and under are facing a rise in diagnoses, according to a report titled Colorectal Cancer Statistics, 2026, from the American Cancer Society.
Adults 65 and younger comprise nearly half (45%) of all new colorectal cancer cases — a significant increase from 27% in 1995, states the report, which was published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
The disease is rising fastest among adults 20 to 49 years old, at a rate of 3% per year.
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50. (iStock)
Among adults 50 and under, 75% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Half of the diagnoses in that age range are made between the ages of 45 and 49. Although that age group is eligible to receive routine screenings, just 37% do so.
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The report also revealed that rectal cancer is on the rise, now accounting for about one-third (32%) of all CRC cases — an increase from 27% in the mid-2000s.
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“After decades of progress, the risk of dying from colorectal cancer is climbing in younger generations of men and women, confirming a real uptick in disease because of something we’re doing or some other exposure,” said Rebecca Siegel, senior scientific director, surveillance research at the American Cancer Society and lead author of the report, in a press release.
Among adults 50 and under, 75% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Half of the diagnoses in that age range are made between the ages of 45 and 49. (iStock)
“We need to redouble research efforts to understand the cause, but also circumvent deaths through earlier detection by educating clinicians and the general public about symptoms and increasing screening in people 45-54 years.”
It is projected that 158,850 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed this year, and that the disease will cause 55,230 deaths, per the report.
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More than half of CRC cases can be linked to high-risk behaviors, the researchers said. Those include lack of nutrition, high alcohol consumption, smoking, lack of exercise and obesity.
“These findings further underscore that colorectal cancer is worsening among younger generations and highlight the immediate need for eligible adults to begin screening at the recommended age of 45,” said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society.
When the disease is caught at a local (early) stage, the five-year survival rate is 95%. (iStock)
“The report also shines a light on the crucial importance of continued funding for research to help discover new therapies to treat the disease and advance patient care.”
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When the disease is caught at a local (early) stage, the five-year survival rate is 95%, the report stated.
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A new study suggests that middle-aged men may be more vulnerable to faster biological aging, potentially linked to exposure to “forever chemicals.”
The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Aging, examined how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS, could impact aging at the cellular level.
PFAS are synthetic chemicals commonly used in nonstick cookware, food packaging, water-resistant fabrics and other consumer products, the study noted.
Their chemical structure makes them highly resistant to breaking down, allowing them to accumulate in water, soil and the human body.
Chinese researchers analyzed blood samples from 326 adults enrolled in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999 and 2000.
A new study suggests that middle-aged men could face accelerated biological aging at the cellular level due to exposure to PFAS. (iStock)
The researchers measured levels of 11 PFAS compounds in participants’ blood and used DNA-based “epigenetic clocks” — tools that analyze chemical changes to DNA to estimate biological age — to determine how quickly their bodies were aging at the cellular level, the study stated.
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Two compounds, perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA), were detected in 95% of participants.
Higher concentrations of those chemicals were associated with faster biological aging in men of certain age groups, but not in women.
“People should not panic.”
The compounds most strongly linked to accelerated aging were not the PFAS chemicals that typically receive the most public attention, the researchers noted.
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“The associations were strongest in adults aged 50 to 64, particularly in men,” Dr. Xiangwei Li, professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and the study’s corresponding author, told Fox News Digital.
“While this does not establish that PFAS cause aging, it suggests that these widely present ‘forever chemicals’ may be linked to molecular changes related to long-term health and aging.”
The study found that two of the compounds were detected in 95% of participants, and higher levels were linked to faster biological aging in men ages 50–64. (iStock)
Midlife may represent a more sensitive biological period, when the body becomes more vulnerable to age-related stressors, according to the researchers.
Lifestyle factors, such as smoking, may influence biological aging markers, potentially increasing vulnerability to environmental pollutants.
While Li said “people should not panic,” she does recommend looking for reasonable ways to reduce exposure.
That might mean checking local drinking water reports, using certified water filters designed to reduce PFAS, and limiting the use of stain- or grease-resistant products when alternatives are available.
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Meaningful reductions in PFAS exposure will likely depend on broader regulatory action and environmental cleanup efforts, Li added.
The researchers noted that midlife could be a particularly sensitive stage, when the body is more susceptible to stressors associated with aging. (iStock)
Study limitations
The researchers outlined several important limitations of the research, including that the findings show an association, but do not prove that PFAS directly causes accelerated aging.
“The study is cross-sectional, meaning exposure and aging markers were measured at the same time, so we cannot determine causality,” Li told Fox News Digital.
The study was also relatively small, limited to 326 adults age 50 or older, which means the findings may not apply to younger people or broader populations.
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Researchers measured PFAS levels using data collected between 1999 and 2000, and today’s exposure patterns may differ.
Li added that while PFAS is known to persist in the environment and the body, these results should be validated through larger, more recent studies that follow participants over time.
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