Colorectal Cancer Continues to Rise in Younger Adults Mythili Menon Pathiyil, MD

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/colorectal-cancer-continues-rise-younger-adults-2026a1000jqm?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid8439165&uac=148436CN&impID=8439165 To give a little background, colorectal cancer, that’s cancer of the colon or rectum, was traditionally considered a disease of older adults. Over the past couple of decades, we’ve been seeing more cases and deaths in younger people under the age of 50. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in individuals below the age of 50 in the United States, and this is a drastic shift from prior generations; and it’s concerning because these individuals are not routinely screened.