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Alarming recent rises in early‐onset colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Thompson Caroline A.,
Begi Talia,
Parada Humberto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33919
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , oncology
Because of recent increases in early‐onset diagnoses, nearly 10% of colorectal cancers are now diagnosed in individuals younger than 50 years. In this issue of Cancer , Shah et al report a comprehensive analysis of trends in early‐onset colorectal cancer across all 50 states through 2017.