Colon Cancer – What is it? How common? Risk factors? [Video]

What is colon cancer?

Did you know the overall incidence and mortality is decreasing? But not for all of us! The incidence and mortality is increasing in younger people!

In this video we’re going to cover the epidemiology of colorectal cancer and talk about the trends.

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After this we’re going to describe the adenoma carcinoma sequence and talk about the major genetic changes that happen to change from normal healthy mucosa to cancer.

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Another important aspect tot understand is the risk factors, modifiable and non modifiable.

Of the non modifiable risk factors, one of the most important things to consider is family history and inherited cancer syndromes which comprise 20% of all colorectal cancers.

Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to:

Start 00:00
Epidemiology 01:42
Anatomy and Histology of the Colon 03:42
Adenoma carcinoma sequence 06:00
Risk Factors 10:56
Inherited Cancer Syndrome 12:11

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