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FYI ... Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) is colon cancer or rectal cancer diagnosed before the age of 50. It is also known as early age onset CRC and young-onset colorectal cancer. Early-onset CRC accounts for about 10% of colon cancers and 15-20% of rectal cancers.

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