Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among the Young, Even Kids and Teens
Researchers report aggressive late-stage colorectal cancer in children and teens, often without family history.
Researchers reviewed 84 colorectal cancer patients age 21 or younger diagnosed from 2012 to 2023, with a median age of 16.5 and symptoms lasting a median of 12 weeks. Only about 20% had a family history, while 51% were stage III and 29% stage IV. Relapse occurred in 37%, and 45% had died by the study's end. The findings are scheduled for an American Academy of Pediatrics conference and have not yet been peer reviewed.
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Colorectal cancer is increasingly becoming a bigger problem for younger people, even children and teens. Research out today shows that these latter cases are stranger than the cancers seen in adults. Researchers studied the medical records of people under the age of 21 who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
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