An epidemiological study in England shows an increase in cases of colorectal cancer in young adults as early as their 20s.
Younger Americans are now facing a higher risk of getting colon and rectal cancer, according to a new study. New cases are striking adults in their 20s and 30s, while cases among Americans 55 and older are declining. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.Mar 1, 2017...
Colorectal cancer incidence has steadily increased among younger people in the U.S. over the last two decades, with the youngest seeing the most dramatic jumps, according to a study scheduled for presentation atDigestive Disease Week(DDW) 2024. Between 1999 and 2020, the rate of colorectal canc...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is extremely infrequent in children and adolescents. There is little information about this entity, mainly case reports and review articles. We describe three cases of children with poor-differentiated colorectal carcinoma and advanced disease at onset. The presenting symptoms wer...
Objective To determine the characteristics of colorectal cancer in the old patients through a retrospective study of 704 patients with colorectal cancer.Methods All patients experienced operation and had pathologic findings.Results There were significantly differences in abdominal mass, bowel obstruction, syst...
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected cancer diagnoses and treatments. Colonoscopies, for instance, have decreased 90% in the past year. While screenings are down, experts say that the number of young people developing colorectal cancer before 50 continues to increase. This trend began in...
Trends in colorectal cancer incidence according to an increase in the number of colonoscopy cases in Korea Ga Hee Kim, Yeong Chan Lee, Tae Jun Kim, Sung Noh Hong, Dong Kyung Chang, Young-Ho Kim, Dong-Hoon Yang, Chang Mo Moon, Kyunga Kim, Hyun Gun Kim, Eun-Ran Kim ...
This study critically analysed the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and outcome in 100 patients with colorectal cancer seen over a twelve year period (1988 to 1999). Comparing our findings with those obtained three decades ago at our institution allowed for determination of time trends. Th...
Evaluation of mismatch-repair and microsatellite-instability status in a Chinese colorectal cancer cohort[J]. Asian J Surg, 2024,47(2):959-967. [5] 黎相照,刘焕娇,梁敏仪,等.微卫星不稳定性类型及临床病理特征:基于1394例结直肠癌患者的标本检测[J].南方医科大学学报,2020,40(11):1645-1650. [6]...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – While cases of colorectal cancer are declining in older adults, a dramatic surge in cases is occurring among Millennials and Generation Xers. "It's shocking when you hear about the numbers of people in their 20s and 30s who are being diagnosed," said Dr. Rebecca Si...