Acs Research - Theorylab

The troubling increase of early-onset colorectal cancer incidence and mortality has led to a shift in the age at which the American Cancer Society recommends beginning colorectal cancer screening, from age 50 to age 45. What are some of the biological and environmental factors that might be behind this rise in early-onset colorectal cancer? How can we prevent it? And what is behind the troubling racial and ethnic disparities we see in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality? Joining us to take us through these issues is one of the leading researchers in this space. Peter Campbell, PhD, is Scientific Director, Epidemiology Research, in the Population Science Department of the American Cancer Society. 4:05 – The main areas of focus in his research program 7:26 – The differing incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer in younger and older Americans 10:57 – On racial/ethnic colorectal cancer disparities 13:26 – Digging into the “why” behind some of these trends 19:36 – How the American Cancer