Colon cancers: earlier onset
A recent highly publicized article highlighted the increasing prevalence of early-onset colorectal cancer, per the New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/well/colon-cancer-symptoms-treatment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gk0._FWp.fK3YTcjI4fOo&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=m ), which referenced a recent medical article (see colon ca early onset review Cancers2023 in dropbox, or https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10341111/ ) Details : -- early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), defined as a colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis before the age of 50, has been increasing in frequency despite the fact that overall CRC incidence (and mortality) has been decreasing -- this medical article reviews the epidemiology, risk factors, clinicopathological features/prognosis, and treatment of EOCRC Epidemiology: -- CRC is the third most common malignancy and cause of death globally, with an estimated 1.93 million new cases in 2020, and