NYMC Faculty Publications

Young-Onset Colon Cancer: A Case Report

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

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.

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