Nivan Chowattukunnel

Although incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer overall is decreasing,1 the incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer has increased between 1% and 3% annually2,3 and now accounts for 11% of colon cancer and 18% of rectal cancer cases in the United States.4 This trend appears to be largely driven by an increase in rates of rectal cancer in the non-Hispanic White population.5 Purported risk factors for young-onset colorectal cancer include obesity, family history of colorectal cancer,...