Risk for Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Young Adults Tied to Age, Tobacco, and More (Gastroenterology Advisor)

Among young adults with advanced neoplasia at baseline and follow-up colonoscopy, increasing age, being exposed to tobacco, and high-risk indications for colonoscopy, such as rectal bleeding or rectal mass, were associated with early-onset colorectal neoplasia, according to study results presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), held from May 21 to 24, 2022, in San Diego, California, and virtually.