Early detection of symptoms and signs can lead to quicker colorectal cancer diagnoses, enhancing the chances of survival. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have pinpointed four critical signs and symptoms that suggest a heightened likelihood of developing ea
Early-onset colorectal cancer refers to the development of colorectal cancer in individuals under the age of 50. This type of cancer is less common than other forms of colorectal cancer, but it is becoming increasingly prevalent in younger populations.
“It’s also crucial to spread awareness among primary care doctors, gastroenterologists, and emergency medicine doctors,” Cao said. “To date, many early-onset colorectal cancers are detected in emergency rooms, and there often are significant diagnostic delays with this cancer.” “It usually takes about three months to get a diagnosis from the time a person first goes to the doctor with one or more of the red-flag signs and symptoms we’ve identified,” Fritz said. “But in this analysis, we found that some young adults had symptoms for up to two years prior to their diagnoses. That may be part of the reason many of these younger patients had more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis than what we normally see in older people who get screened regularly.
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