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At Mike Tilley Nation Foundation, we believe that information is power and the landscape of cancer is evolving every day. It is imperative that we keep learning as a community in order to learn how we can fight this battle against cancer. Here are some of the latest headlines in Colorectal Cancer.
The annual American Cancer Society report shows colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men and the second in women under 50 years old
Jan 17, 2024
Cancer Mortality Still Declining, but Progress Threatened by Increasing Incidence as Projected New Cancer Cases Top Two Million for 2024
When Should You Get Screened for Colon Cancer?
March 24, 2023
Research shows that rates of colorectal cancer are increasing in U.S. adults under the age of 55.
While the recommended screening age is 45, experts say people who are at high risk of colorectal cancer should seek testing sooner.
The presence of certain symptoms might also alert someone to get screened, even if they're younger than 45.
Ignore The Headlines: Some Kind Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Is Essential To Reducing Deaths
October 11, 2022
A study sought to test the effect of colonoscopy screening on the risks of both colorectal cancer and related deaths over a 10 year period. Findings indicated that colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screening did not have a statistically significant impact on the risk of cancer deaths.
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In the trial, the risk of colorectal cancer at 10 years was 18% lower among participants who were invited to undergo screening colonoscopy than among those who were assigned to no screening. However, only 42% of patients randomized to colonoscopy completed the test.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Among patients who actually got the colonoscopy, there was a 31% decrease in colorectal cancer and a 50% decline in mortality.
USA Today: Late-stage colon cancer showing up in more younger adults. 'Get screened,' doctor urges
January 27, 2022
A growing number of young adults are being diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, according to a new peer-reviewed study.
The study revealed that young patients ages 20 to 29 have seen the highest spike in rates of diagnosed colon cancer cases. That age group is also more likely to have a distant, less treatable form of cancer when officially diagnosed. That revelation is another reason doctors say screenings are essential.
MSK: Young Adults and the Alarming Rise of Colorectal Cancer: New Insights from Memorial Sloan Kettering Experts
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Could colorectal cancer in people under 50 years old be biologically different and more aggressive than colorectal cancer in older people?
That’s what some researchers have proposed as people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s face a disturbing rise in colorectal cancer — people who are often decades younger than the typical age of patients with the disease.
Good Morning America: Cutting-edge Test Detects Early Tumor Recurrence In Some Cancers
June 10, 2021
A new blood test seeks to change the game in cancer management. Signatera, a "tumor-informed" blood test developed by Natera, can detect circulating tumor DNA in the bloodstream for certain types of cancers.
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"What makes the tumor DNA different is that it has certain mutations that actually lead to the uncontrolled cell growth that became the cancer," Solomon Moshkevich, the general manager of oncology at Natera, told "Good Morning America." "And by virtue of analyzing a sample of the tumor, from the patient, we actually know what the mutations are in that cancer and we know exactly what we're looking for when we go analyzing the blood sample."
