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91Â鶹¾«Æ·â€™sÌýFeliceÌýSchnoll-Sussman, MDÌýisÌýdirector of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health; an  associate  attending physician at theÌýNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ 91Â鶹¾«Æ· Medical Center; and professor of clinical medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University,ÌýandÌýAndreaÌýBeteshÌýMD,ÌýassistantÌýprofessor ofÌýmedicine,ÌýDivision of Gastroenterology and HepatologyÌýdiscussÌý·É³ó²¹³ÙÌýpatients need to know about colorectal cancer.Ìý

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How common isÌýearly onset colorectal cancer?ÌýÌý

Dr.ÌýSchnoll-Sussman:ÌýAlthough the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in the United States has been declining over the past few decades,Ìýin patients younger than 50,Ìýit has been climbingÌýbyÌýoneÌýtoÌýthree per centÌýa year.ÌýÌý

The patientsÌýactÌýdifferently thanÌýtheÌýaverage-onset colorectal canc