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At the same time, doctors are now seeing colon cancer in younger patients. This is likely due to poor lifestyle choices that are more common than decades earlier. The American Cancer Society says that, while colon cancer deaths have decreased overall, related deaths in patients younger than 55...
in order for younger patientsto develop colorectal cancer,premal ignant factors,such as a history of polyps, fami l ial polyposis,or i nf lammatory bowel disease,had to be present.However, i n this study<40%of the patients had any of thesefactors.One consistent fi nding between this ...
The American Cancer Society released those statistics in its2024 Report, causing many experts to call for better screening in younger patients. The numbers are "alarming," saidDr. Folasade May, a cancer prevention researcher and gastroenterologist at UCLA Health in Los Angeles. She...
12.3Risk Factors for Colon Cancer 12.3.1Inherited Predisposition Family history of CRC in a first-degree relative is an important risk factor and accounts for up to 20% of all affected patients. The relative risk (RR) associated with a single first-degree relative with adenomas is 1.74 (95%...
Normally, the chance of developing colon cancer increases with age. That is, the older you get, the higher the risk. Nowadays, Thais are emulating the lifestyle and food consumption habits of Westerners, and as a result, the rate of colon cancer in the Thai population younger than 50 years...
Earlier tests would help identify early cancer in younger patients before the disease becomes more aggressive, said Doctor Nancy You. She works at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "We have a lot more treatment options that have better results when we treat cancer in the early stages," ...
Earlier testing would help detect precancerous polyps or early cancer in younger patients before the disease requires more aggressive treatment, said Dr. Nancy You of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. “We have a lot more treatment options that are less invasive and have better resul...
However, in contrast to the decline in colon cancer incidence rates in persons age 55 and older, which began in the mid-1980s, rates of colon cancer in younger persons have been increasing. In adults age 20 to 39 years, colon cancer incidence rates have increased by 1.0% to 2.4% annuall...
Among younger adults, ages 20 to 49, colorectal cancer is estimated to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States by 2030. “Patients are often eager to understand how the choices that they make outside of the walls of the cancer center may impact how they ...