Tulane University: Spike in U.S. Colorectal Cancer Rates From Age 49 to 50 Suggests Many Cases Likely Undiagnosed Before Screenings
February 01, 2020
February 01, 2020
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 1 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
A year-by-year age analysis of colorectal cancer rates among U.S. adults finds a 46% increase in new diagnoses from ages 49 to 50, indicating that many latent cases of the disease are likely going undiagnosed until routine screenings begin at 50, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers found that almost 93% of the cases discovered at age 50 wer . . .
A year-by-year age analysis of colorectal cancer rates among U.S. adults finds a 46% increase in new diagnoses from ages 49 to 50, indicating that many latent cases of the disease are likely going undiagnosed until routine screenings begin at 50, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers found that almost 93% of the cases discovered at age 50 wer . . .