Tumor "age" in early-onset colorectal cancer.

Mauri, Gianluca; Patelli, Giorgio; Crisafulli, Giovanni; Siena, Salvatore; Bardelli, Alberto · Cell · 2025

review · Level V

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Abstract

The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) is surging, and by 2030, one-third of all CRCs will occur before the commonly recommended screening age of 50 years. The time required for EO-CRC to reach the metastatic stage is unknown, yet this knowledge is critical to tailor early-diagnosis screening strategies. Here, we discuss how defining a key biological feature of EO-CRC may be central to protecting young adults from an alarming and probably unprecedented tumor epidemic.

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