Shining a Light on a Hidden Threat: Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
27, 38, 42, 47, 50, 56, 62, 67, 74, 85, and 92 are not Lotto numbers. These numbers represent the age some of my patients were when they learned about colorectal cancer. About 150,000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States yearly. It is the 3rd leading cause of cancer behind breast/lung cancers for women and prostate/lung cancers for men. With over 52,000 estimated deaths yearly, it is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths behind lung cancer.