Young Patients With Colorectal Cancer Could Double By 2030

By 2030, nearly 10 percent of colon cancers and nearly 25 percent of rectal cancers will be diagnosed in patients younger than the traditional screening age. This growing public health problem is underscored by data trends among 20- to 34-year-olds in the U.S., among whom the incidence of colon and rectal cancer (CRC) is expected to increase by 90% and 124.2%, respectively, by 2030. Nearly 137,000 people will be diagnosed with colon and rectal cancer in the U.S. this year, and more than 50,000 will die of the disease. colon and rectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women, and the third leading cause of cancer death. read more

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