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Michael Bretthauer discusses the rising epidemiology of colorectal cancer in patients under 50, addressing various factors including lifestyle, genetics, and screening recommendations.

Michael Bretthauer on the real epidemiology of colorectal cancer in the under-50s: a genuine rise from a tiny baseline, the carcinoid confounder inflating the numbers, lifestyle versus genetics, why screening ages shouldn't drop yet, and the ECOPOP trials testing endoscopic resection against surgery.

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