Objectives: Study national hospitalization trends for colorectal cancer in patients younger than 50 years of age.
Methods: Patients under age 50 years hospitalized for colorectal cancer were studied using the national inpatient sample databases (2010-2014), using validated ICD-CM-9 codes and hospitalizations represented per 100,000 total inpatient population.
Results: Colorectal cancer hospitalizations demonstrated a significant uptrend in the 41-50 years age group, with Caucasians and females most affected, stratifying for age and excluding those with a family history of colorectal cancer (p trend < 0.001).
Conclusions: Younger colorectal cancer patients aged 41-50 years (especially younger Caucasian females) are burdened with increasing hospitalization rates.
Keywords: Disparities; Gender; Hospitalizations; Race; Young-onset colorectal cancer.