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ReviewCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Canadian considerations on updating the age of initiation for colorectal cancer screening in individuals at average risk.

Samuel Lamarre Skulsky, Eisar Al-Sukhni, Roselyne Villiard, Ting Li, Mo Yu Li, Jerry T Dang

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Review in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Emerging trends in the global burden of colorectal cancer.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Samuel Lamarre SkulskyFrom the University of Ottawa, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ont. (Skulsky); the University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Department of Surgery, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Que. (Villiard); the Université Laval, Department of Surgery, Québec, Que. (Villiard); the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Department of Surgery, Peterborough, Ont. (Li); the University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Calgary, Alta. (Li); the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Bariatric, Foregut, and Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Dang) sskulsky@toh.ca.
Eisar Al-SukhniFrom the University of Ottawa, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ont. (Skulsky); the University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Department of Surgery, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Que. (Villiard); the Université Laval, Department of Surgery, Québec, Que. (Villiard); the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Department of Surgery, Peterborough, Ont. (Li); the University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Calgary, Alta. (Li); the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Bariatric, Foregut, and Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Dang).
Roselyne VilliardFrom the University of Ottawa, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ont. (Skulsky); the University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Department of Surgery, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Que. (Villiard); the Université Laval, Department of Surgery, Québec, Que. (Villiard); the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Department of Surgery, Peterborough, Ont. (Li); the University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Calgary, Alta. (Li); the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Bariatric, Foregut, and Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Dang).
Ting LiFrom the University of Ottawa, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ont. (Skulsky); the University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Department of Surgery, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Que. (Villiard); the Université Laval, Department of Surgery, Québec, Que. (Villiard); the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Department of Surgery, Peterborough, Ont. (Li); the University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Calgary, Alta. (Li); the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Bariatric, Foregut, and Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Dang).
Mo Yu LiFrom the University of Ottawa, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ont. (Skulsky); the University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Department of Surgery, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Que. (Villiard); the Université Laval, Department of Surgery, Québec, Que. (Villiard); the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Department of Surgery, Peterborough, Ont. (Li); the University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Calgary, Alta. (Li); the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Bariatric, Foregut, and Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Dang).
Jerry T DangFrom the University of Ottawa, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ont. (Skulsky); the University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. (Al-Sukhni); the Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Department of Surgery, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Que. (Villiard); the Université Laval, Department of Surgery, Québec, Que. (Villiard); the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Department of Surgery, Peterborough, Ont. (Li); the University of Calgary, Department of Surgery, Calgary, Alta. (Li); the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Bariatric, Foregut, and Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Dang).

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), defined as CRC occurring in individuals younger than 50 years, is increasing globally. Emerging evidence suggests that the incidence and prevalence of CRC in individuals aged 45-49 years approach those in individuals aged 50-59 years. To address this concerning trend, many health care systems and clinical specialist societies are advocating for lowering the age of initiation for CRC screening in individuals at average risk to 45 years. The present review, provided by the Canadian Association of General Surgeons Clinical Practice Committee, gives an overview of the current CRC screening guidelines in Canada, the rationale for earlier screening, and the challenges and impact of lowering the screening age to 45 years to health care systems in Canada.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerMass ScreeningAge FactorsCanadaHumansMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as Topic

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PMID40780872
PMCPMC12342832

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