An Overview of Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

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Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, and colleagues address updates in metastatic colorectal cancer treatment, highlighting its prevalence in the U.S., the concerning rise in younger patients, and the ongoing uncertainty regarding the causes of this trend, with potential factors like environment and microbiome under investigation.

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