What factors increase the risk of early onset colorectal cancer? – Medical News Today

• 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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