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It& #39;s been a huge influx of young adults getting diagnosed with colon cancer and we don& #39;t know why. It& #39;s often aggressive and advanced at presentation. This is just terrible.
I& #39;ve been subspecialized in GI cancer for the past 1.5 years. The recommended age for routine colonoscopies is now 45 or 10 years before the first degree relative& #39;s diagnosis, e.g. if your mom had it at 45, you start screening at 35
Note what& #39;s regular for you in terms bowel and digestion habits. Rectal bleeding, maroon stools, black shouldn& #39;t be ignored. New onset of anemia shouldn& #39;t be ignored. Unexplained weight loss shouldn& #39;t be ignored.
Young people often aren& #39;t worked up for GI cancers early as it was a disease of the elderly and symptoms are believed to be from other causes. I have A LOT of patients under 45.
Such a tough diagnosis to work through. Just heartbreaking.
Here& #39;s some general ready for those interested https://utswmed.org/medblog/colon-cancer-young-adults/">https://utswmed.org/medblog/c...
