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Researcher Q&A: Why is colorectal cancer more dangerous in the young? | STAT (opens in a new tab)
statnews.com · 2026-10-29
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Insights into early-onset colorectal cancer from a single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of colorectal cancer across the age continuum
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Claim 1 of 3Not checkedScientists have long believed early-onset colorectal cancers may be biologically distinct from cancers in older patients because younger patients tend to be harder to treat and often present at later stages with more aggressive tumors.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 3Not checkedKimmie Ng published a new study in Nature Medicine that may help illuminate critical differences between older and younger colorectal cancer patients.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 3Not checkedThe study included 189 tumors and is described as the largest biological database, or single-cell atlas, of colorectal cancer tumors in patients ranging from their 20s to their 90s.View evidenceHide evidence
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Insights into early-onset colorectal cancer from a single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of colorectal cancer across the age continuum
Nature Medicine · 2026
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