Abstract: The Young colorectal cancer patients account for 5-15% of total colorectal cancer patients. The disease in these patients is aggressive with poor clinical response and outcome.There is a recent trend in increased incidence of rectal cancers in young adults.This is a retrospective analysis of colorectal cancer in young adults (age below 40 years of age) in a single instituition comprising of seventeen patients over a period of two years. Results showed that most of these cases were detected in late stages and are associated with an aggressive course, poor response and unfavorable outcomes .
Key Words: Rectum in young, rectal cancer, cancer outcomes.
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