Incidence of colorectal cancer in young patients

ABSTRACT Sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) is traditionally diagnosed after de sixth decade of life, although a small percentage of cases are diagnosed in patients under 40 years of age, and incidence is increasing. There exists a great volume of controversy regarding clinical outcome of young patien...

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Main Authors: FÁBIO GUILHERME C. M. DE CAMPOS, MARLENY NOVAES FIGUEIREDO, MARIANE MONTEIRO, SÉRGIO CARLOS NAHAS, IVAN CECCONELLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912017000200208&lng=en&tlng=en