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2. Incidence Trends by Age 50+ vs. 20-49
Siegel R Source: SEER 9 delay-adjusted rates, 1975-2012; 2-yr moving average.
51% since 1994
Ages 50+ Ages 20-49

3. What Can We Do Now?
• Don’t ignore symptoms
• Discuss CRC screening before age 40
• Know family history- CRC, other Ca, polyps
• Follow FH-based screening guidelines
• Familial/Hereditary
• Patient/Family members
• CRC screening before age 50
• African Americans, PH polyps, IBD, radiation
• Anyone willing to pay
• Participate in research

5. Opportunities for Us
• Advocate and Educate about importance of
• Compliance and quality
• Symptoms, FH and genetic syndromes
• Discussing screening by age 40 or earlier
• Advocate For or better yet Fund
• Examination of existing CISNET data for 45-50 year olds and for
African Americans and Native Americans
• New modeling studies in young adults
• Germ line and tumor molecular studies in CRC under age 50