Early onset colorectal cancer

• Published in: BMJ. British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) Vol. 389; p. e082452
• Main Authors: Chambers, Adam C, Merriel, Samuel W D, Beard, Glenda, Greer, Helen, Messenger, David E, McCarthy, Kathryn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 09.06.2025; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Abdomen; Age; Antibiotics; Bioavailability; Bleeding; Cancer screening; Cohort analysis; Colon cancer; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Defecation; Diagnosis; Dysbacteriosis; Episiotomy; Gastrointestinal cancer; Hemorrhoids; High fat diet; High income; Intestine; Irritable bowel syndrome; Medical diagnosis; Medical screening; Older people; Patients; Pelvis; Postpartum period; Practice; Primary care; Rectum; Risk factors; Young adults; New Zealand; Canada; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Denmark; England; Australia

Correspondence to: K McCarthy, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB Kathryn.mccarthy@nbt.nhs.uk What you need to know Early onset colorectal cancer refers to diagnoses of colorectal cancer in people under 50 years of age For younger people, incidence of colorectal c...