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What factors increase the risk of early onset colorectal cancer? – Medical News Today
A large study seeks to identify nongenetic factors that may be at the heart of a steady increase in cases of early onset colorectal cancer.
- Cases of colorectal cancer in people under 50 years of age have been on the rise for the last decade or so.
- Early onset colorectal cancer is especially difficult to successfully treat, because it typically presents at a higher level of pathology and is more likely to metastasize.
- Dietary and lifestyle changes have been suspected factors in the increase, although no large-scale investigations have been undertaken until now.
- A new analysis of data from 13 studies looks to identify nongenetic factors…
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