Colorectal Cancer : ce qu'il faut savoir

No one ever mentioned to Rick Rivers that his grandfather died of colorectal cancer — until Rivers himself was diagnosed at age 31. Colorectal Cancer s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Canada ce jeudi.

Les faits

• No one ever mentioned to Rick Rivers that his grandfather died of colorectal cancer — until Rivers himself was diagnosed at age 31.
• Colorectal cancer incidence keeps increasing, and it is now the type of cancer most likely to kill people under age 50.
• As a result, 3 out of 4 colorectal cancer diagnoses in young people are late-stage, Sapienza says.
• Sapienza says if you're under 45 and experiencing symptoms, or have a family history of colorectal cancer, you should seek testing.
• Kyle Fortinsky says while genetics, environment, diet and weight play a role, the most common cause of colorectal cancer is people not getting screened.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Colorectal cancer incidence keeps increasing, and it is now the type of cancer most likely to kill people under age 50.

Sur le fond, as a result, 3 out of 4 colorectal cancer diagnoses in young people are late-stage, Sapienza says.

Concrètement, Sapienza says if you're under 45 and experiencing symptoms, or have a family history of colorectal cancer, you should seek testing.

Au-delà de ce constat, Kyle Fortinsky says while genetics, environment, diet and weight play a role, the most common cause of colorectal cancer is people not getting screened.

Reste à préciser que It's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened.

Les chiffres

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Plus précisément, If you mentioned farting to my 8-year-old, they love it — but yet then we can't fart in public for the next 40 years of our life," Parikh says.

Dans la foulée, Clinically, too, he says people in their 30s and 40s are less likely to discuss warning signs like bloody stools or changes in the regularity of their bowel movements.

À ce stade, the last time another 40-year-old told me they had a good bowel movement … that's a rare conversation," Parikh says.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que So the topic never came up, he says, even though colorectal cancer occurs more often and is more lethal among Black people like himself.

À noter par ailleurs : Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers.

Plus précisément, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance's survey shows younger patients' symptoms often go ignored, delaying diagnosis and treatment.

Dans la foulée, Patient advocates want more people to talk to their doctors about risk factors and number two.

À ce stade, Cancer felt like a taboo topic in his family, where diabetes, for example, was not.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Deux millions pour mieux comprendre et prévenir le cancer colorectal • Cancer colorectal chez les jeunes: «C'est quasiment rendu une épidémie», alerte un gastroentérologue • Cancer colorectal : prévention et détection précoce • Cancer colorectal | Québec demeure la seule province sans dépistage organisé • La Société canadienne du cancer réclame le début du dépistage du cancer colorectal à 45 ans • 90% des décès évitables | Cancer colorectal: pourquoi le programme de dépistage québécois piétine-t-il?.

À retenir

• As a result, 3 out of 4 colorectal cancer diagnoses in young people are late-stage, Sapienza says.
• The Colorectal Cancer Alliance's survey shows younger patients' symptoms often go ignored, delaying diagnosis and treatment.
• And especially so, because of where the cancer grew in his body.
• Recherches qui explosent : Deux millions pour mieux comprendre et prévenir le cancer colorectal, Cancer colorectal chez les jeunes: «C'est quasiment rendu une épidémie», alerte un gastroentérologue, Cancer colorectal : prévention et détection précoce, Cancer colorectal | Québec demeure la seule province sans dépistage organisé.