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Editorial
. 2019 Nov 1;125(21):3706-3708.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.32346. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Early-onset colorectal cancer: What reported statistics can and cannot tell us and their implications

Chyke A Doubeni  1
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Editorial

Early-onset colorectal cancer: What reported statistics can and cannot tell us and their implications

Chyke A Doubeni. Cancer. .

Abstract

In their current article, Virostko and colleagues report on the distribution of adult colorectal cancer cases in the National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2015 based on age-eligibility for screening. The editorial discusses the findings, the features of the database, and uses population-based data to contextualize emerging trends in incidence and mortality and the need for research to improve outcomes in all people at risk for colorectal cancer irrespective of screening-eligibility.

Keywords: colorectal cancer incidence; colorectal cancer mortality; disparities; early-onset colorectal cancer; screening; statistics; younger-onset colorectal cancer.

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Figure 1. US colorectal cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and age, SEER 2000–2015
A: Incidence in people 50 years and older and 20–49 years old with fitted trend line B: Incidence in people 50–64 years with fitted trend lines
Figure 1
Figure 1. US colorectal cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and age, SEER 2000–2015
A: Incidence in people 50 years and older and 20–49 years old with fitted trend line B: Incidence in people 50–64 years with fitted trend lines
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