Young-Onset Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Authors

Syed Salman Hashmi, Internal Medicine, NYU (New York University) Langone, Woodhull Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Ahmed Shady, Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City, USA.
Jean Atallah-Vinograd, Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City, USA.
Donelle Cummings, Advanced Endoscopy/Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City, USA.Follow
Ashley Maranino, Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City, USA.
Jennifer Harley, Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City, USA.Follow

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.7759/cureus.29667

Journal Title

Cureus

First Page

e29667

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2022

Department

Medicine

Keywords

african american colon cancer, hispanic health, screening colonoscopy, young colon cancer, young colon cancer awareness

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) which is diagnosed in patients under the age of 50 years is defined as young-onset CRC. There has been a substantial increase in the incidence and mortality of young-onset CRC in the past four decades and the patients have delayed diagnoses leading to the advanced stages of CRC at the time of diagnosis. Here we present a case of a 34-year-old male patient with colon cancer and a literature review on young-onset colon cancer to highlight the age-related disparities in CRC incidence and try to explore the possible causative factors for the rise in incidence and mortality in young patients due to CRC.

Recommended Citation

Hashmi, S. S., Shady, A., Atallah-Vinograd, J., Cummings, D., Maranino, A., & Harley, J. (2022). Young-Onset Colon Cancer: A Case Report. Cureus, 14 (9), e29667. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29667