Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

A poor-quality diet appeared associated with an increased risk for early-onset, high-risk distal and rectal adenomas, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Residents of rural areas demonstrated higher rates of early-onset colorectal cancer and greater increases in incidence than residents of urban areas, according to study results published in Cancer.

Colorectal cancer could have been diagnosed earlier or possibly prevented among adults aged 40 to 49 years had these individuals undergone screening in accordance with family history-based guidelines, according to results of a retrospective analysis published in Cancer.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the Untied States, with the American Cancer Society estimating more than 147,000 new cases in 2020. Although the disease becomes more preventable with early detection, many individuals are not up to date on screening.

A steep increase in incidence of colorectal cancer among patients aged between 49 and 50 years may suggest that many cases go undetected in younger patients before they reach routine, average-risk screening at age 50 years, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Fusobacterium nucleatum may be partially responsible for the sharp increase in colorectal cancer incidence among individuals aged younger than 45 years, according to preliminary results of an ongoing study presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

One of the top stories in gastroenterology last week showed that Ibsrela reduced abdominal symptoms like bloating, cramping and fullness in patients with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, identified several factors, including increasing age and male sex, as potential risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer, according to study results.

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Data presented at this year’s American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting suggest young-onset colorectal cancer often is misdiagnosed and identified at later stages.