Pharmaceutical Agents as Potential Drivers in the Development of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Irit Ben-Aharon (Author), Ran Rotem (Author), Cheli Melzer-Cohen (Author), Gilad Twig (Author), Andrea Cercek (Author), Elizabeth Half (Author), Tal Goshen-Lago (Author), Gabriel Chodik (Author), David Kelsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) rose abruptly in the mid 1990s, is continuing to increase, and has now been noted in many countries. By 2030, 25% of American patients diagnosed with rectal cancer will be 49 years or younger. The large majority of EOCRC cases are not...