Colon Cancer 360: Prevention, Surgery and Therapies Targeting Millennials

What will be covered:

• Recent increase in colorectal cancer diagnosis in younger individuals including presumed explanation for this change.
• In response to higher rate of colorectal cancer in younger individuals, guidelines have been changed so that younger individuals quality for colorectal cancer screening
• Various methods for colorectal cancer screening are available including colonoscopy, imaging tests, and stool-based testing all of which have advantages and disadvantages

Learning objectives:

• Discuss increasing incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer
• Describe recent changes to the colorectal cancer screening guidelines
• Identify available modalities for colorectal cancer screening
• Discuss how to counsel younger patients diagnosed with Lynch syndrome
• Discuss timing for surgery
• Discuss choice of open vs. minimally invasive approach to colon cancer resection: basics steps of surgical resection.
• Discuss the role of segmental resection vs. subtotal colectomy in setting of Lynch syndrome.
• Discuss the important role of a multidisciplinary approach: a tight collaboration between primary care providers, gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons and oncologists.