The Lancet Oncology - Colorectal cancer in young people is on the rise. A recent report from the American Cancer Society warns that the incidence of the disease is increasing sharply in each generation born since 1950. Although the precise reasons are unknown, a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors could be at play.

 

 Colorectal cancer: a disease of the young?

 

The Lancet Oncology - DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30202-4 - April 2017