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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Different disease characteristics in young patients with colorectal cancer: a large retrospective study in a city in Romania.

Adelina Gheju, Aura Jurescu, Sorina Tăban, Diana Al-Jobory, Fulger Lazăr, Alis Dema

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adelina GhejuDepartment of Pathology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0060-1805
Aura JurescuDepartment of Pathology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
Sorina TăbanDepartment of Pathology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
Diana Al-JoboryDepartment of Surgery II, Emergency Clinical County Hospital "Pius Brinzeu", Timisoara, Romania.
Fulger LazărDepartment of Surgery II, Emergency Clinical County Hospital "Pius Brinzeu", Timisoara, Romania.
Alis DemaDepartment of Pathology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţă "Pius Brînzeu" Timişoara · ROVictor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn 2018, colorectal cancer (CRC) was the second most frequent malignancy in Romania after lung cancer. Although CRC is typically encountered in patients >50 years old, CRC's global incidence among younger adults has been increasing. We aimed to compare the disease characteristics of patients with CRC aged ≤50 years with those >50 years old.

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated data from patients with CRC who underwent standard surgery at "Pius Brinzeu" Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania. Patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (patients ≤50 years old) and Group 2 (patients >50 years old). Six parameters were analyzed (sex, residence location, age, tumor localization, microscopic findings, pathological staging).

resultsData on age-related CRC were available for 1380 patients treated from January 2012 to December 2018. Group 1 included 120 patients while group 2 included 1260 patients. Significantly more Group 1 patients presented with advanced CRC compared with Group 2 patients (94.2% vs. 87.4%). Furthermore, CRC in younger adults was more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage.

conclusionsMonitoring the CRC incidence in younger adults is essential to assess whether screening practices require changes and to raise awareness among clinicians of the increasing CRC incidence among younger patients.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsAdultHumansIncidenceMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesRomaniaadvanced stageColorectal cancerincreasing incidenceRomaniascreeningyoung-onset

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