Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

People with first-degree relatives who were repeatedly diagnosed with colorectal polyps appeared at increased risk for colorectal cancer, especially early-onset CRC, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

Black and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander patients with early-onset colorectal cancer had higher risk for mortality compared with white patients, with data supporting the role of social determinants of health in those differences.

Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD, has been appointed executive medical director of colorectal surgery at City of Hope Orange County.

In Healio video exclusive, Suneel Kamath, MD, reports a diet, especially one high in red and processed meats may be linked to an increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer.

Analyses of people with early-onset colorectal cancer showed those who lived in rural areas had greater 5-year disease-related mortality risk than those who lived in nonrural areas, according to results of a retrospective study.

WASHINGTON — Oral antibiotic use among adult patients was not associated with increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

The gap in cancer mortality between Black and white individuals shrunk dramatically during the past 3 decades, according to a new report.

Excess body weight may be a key risk factor for the development of early-onset colorectal cancer, according to research published in International Journal of Cancer.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Black individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer received worse and less timely care compared with white patients, according to results of a national hospital-based study.