Reducing Colorectal Cancer Burden in Young Adults: Precision Prevention and Early Detection

Grant number: 1194392 | Funding period: 2021 - 2025

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Abstract

Bowel cancer rate in young adults before age 50 is increasing worldwide including Australia. Since it is impossible to screen everyone, it is critical to identify who is likely to develop the disease, to optimise screening. Using the world's largest resource for young-onset bowel cancer, I will conduct studies to generate high-quality evidence to inform how to best prevent bowel cancer in young adults and translate into the policy and practice, to reduce colorectal cancer burden in young adults.

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