Health Management for Older Adults III - Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- Risk Factors

< i > Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- Risk Factors

Patients with a history of breast, ovarian or endometrial cancer have twice the colorectal cancer risk of the general population.

While the risk factors for the development of colorectal cancer have been well described, much less is known about protective factors.

Many have noted the incidence of colorectal cancer is greater in populations that consume a high-fat, low-fiber diet.