Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Earlier Diagnoses or Increasing Disease Burden?

Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality in the United States have changed strikingly in recent decades. Overall, CRC incidence decreased by >30% from 1975 (59.5 per 100,000) to 2013 (37.9 per 100,000).1 CRC mortality similarly declined from 28.1 per 100,000 in 1975 to 14.5 per 100,000 in 2013—nearly a 50% decrease.1 Screen-eligible populations, particularly those over age 65, have experienced the largest declines in incidence and mortality.2,3

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