ReviewGastroenterology2020
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of the Increasing Incidence of Colon and Rectal Cancers in Young Adults.
Review in Gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 354 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Tempus CRC Surveillance Study: A Longitudinal Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Biomarker Profiling Study of Patients With Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Using Comprehensive Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)Assays
Predicting Cancer Onset in Lynch Syndrome by Liquid Biopsies
Who cites it
354 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 622 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between mercury levels and colorectal cancer: a systematic review, meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Pooled it
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- XRCC1 Arg399Gln Genetic Variant Increases Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic Analysis of the Differential Effects of Red Meat on Colorectal Cancer Risks: A Meta-Analytic Approach.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Global, regional, national burden of colorectal cancer from 1990 to 2021, with projections of incidence to 2050: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Genomic mosaicism in colorectal cancer and polyposis syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Performance of Circulating MicroRNAs in Colorectal Cancer Detection with a Focus on Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival after pathological complete response in rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of 31,558 patients.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Pooled it
- Efferent limb stimulation prior to loop ileostomy closure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of sleep interventions combined with enhanced nutritional support on sleep quality, nutritional status, pain management, psychological well-being, and quality of life in postoperative colon cancer patients.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Trial
- A comparative study of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation gymnastics on postoperative anal function of lower rectal cancer.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Trial
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is noninferior to chemoradiotherapy for early-onset locally advanced rectal cancer in the FOWARC trial.British journal of cancer · 2024Trial
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- Global, regional, and national burden of early-onset and late-onset colorectal cancer, 1990-2021: a comparative analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Future science OA · 2026Article
- Prognostic nomogram for early-onset locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a SEER analysis.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Rising Incidence and Mortality of Colorectal Cancer Among Younger Adults: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan, 1994-2018.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Ever Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Testing Among Adults in the United States.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- ADORA1 inhibition suppresses colon cancer development via hippo tumor suppressor pathway.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- Early-onset colorectal cancer in patients under 30: a case series from Tanzania highlighting an emerging epidemiological shift.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- MRI-based AI framework for predicting lymph node metastasis and prognosis in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a multicenter study.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
294 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
In contrast to the decreasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in older populations, the incidence has nearly doubled in younger adults since the early 1990s. Approximately 1 in 10 new diagnoses of CRC are now made in individuals 50 years or younger. Patients' risk of CRC has been calculated largely by age and family history, yet 3 of 4 patients with early-onset CRC have no family history of the disease. Rapidly increasing incidence rates in younger people could result from generational differences in diet, environmental exposures, and lifestyle factors. We review epidemiologic trends in CRC, data on genetic and nongenetic risk factors, and new approaches for determining CRC risk. These may identify individuals likely to benefit from early screening and specialized surveillance.
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