Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults: Naturopathic Prevention and Integrative Treatment Strategies with Erica Joseph, ND, Lac, FABNO
Worth 1.CE (of which .5 are pharm)
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the US, after breast, prostate, and lung cancer. Despite an overall decrease in rate of diagnosis since 1992, there is a disproportionate number of young adults, below age 50 who are being newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Screening is effective and has increased diagnosis at an earlier stage for adults 65 and older. Although incidence rates are dropping in older individuals, this is masking the rise of incidence in younger adults that has been climbing since the mid-1990’s. Between 2012 and 2016, there was an increase in incidence every year by 2% in people younger than 50 and 1% in people 50 to 64. The death rate has overall decreased as well, and is continuing to drop, however deaths from colorectal cancer among people younger than 55 have increased 1% per year from 2008 to 2017.
What I have seen clinically is incrementally more young adults presenting to my service with advanced stage colorectal cancer, requiring surgical intervention, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which have lasting and often detrimental effects to their wellbeing and quality of life.
One purpose of this presentation is to bring attention to this growing population of young adults struggling with this cancer diagnosis. I also plan to examine some of the likely etiologies of the younger onset of colorectal cancer including poor nutrition, the impact of obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and the over-prescription of antibiotics.
I will also review conventional treatment modalities and their expected side effects, discuss naturopathic prevention strategies, for both primary and secondary cancer diagnoses, and discuss possible integrative therapies to help individuals to tolerate treatment as best as possible, and lastly prevent recurrent disease.
Learning Objectives
To create awareness about the growing population of young adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
To examine some of the likely etiologies causing younger onset of colorectal cancer.
To review conventional treatment modalities and their expected side effects in treatment of colorectal cancer
To discuss naturopathic prevention strategies and integrative therapies to help individuals to tolerate treatment as best as possible, and prevent recurrent disease.
Worth 1.CE (of which .5 are pharm)
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the US, after breast, prostate, and lung cancer. Despite an overall decrease in rate of diagnosis since 1992, there is a disproportionate number of young adults, below age 50 who are being newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Screening is effective and has increased diagnosis at an earlier stage for adults 65 and older. Although incidence rates are dropping in older individuals, this is masking the rise of incidence in younger adults that has been climbing since the mid-1990’s. Between 2012 and 2016, there was an increase in incidence every year by 2% in people younger than 50 and 1% in people 50 to 64. The death rate has overall decreased as well, and is continuing to drop, however deaths from colorectal cancer among people younger than 55 have increased 1% per year from 2008 to 2017.
What I have seen clinically is incrementally more young adults presenting to my service with advanced stage colorectal cancer, requiring surgical intervention, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which have lasting and often detrimental effects to their wellbeing and quality of life.
One purpose of this presentation is to bring attention to this growing population of young adults struggling with this cancer diagnosis. I also plan to examine some of the likely etiologies of the younger onset of colorectal cancer including poor nutrition, the impact of obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and the over-prescription of antibiotics.
I will also review conventional treatment modalities and their expected side effects, discuss naturopathic prevention strategies, for both primary and secondary cancer diagnoses, and discuss possible integrative therapies to help individuals to tolerate treatment as best as possible, and lastly prevent recurrent disease.
Learning Objectives
To create awareness about the growing population of young adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
To examine some of the likely etiologies causing younger onset of colorectal cancer.
To review conventional treatment modalities and their expected side effects in treatment of colorectal cancer
To discuss naturopathic prevention strategies and integrative therapies to help individuals to tolerate treatment as best as possible, and prevent recurrent disease.
Worth 1.CE (of which .5 are pharm)
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the US, after breast, prostate, and lung cancer. Despite an overall decrease in rate of diagnosis since 1992, there is a disproportionate number of young adults, below age 50 who are being newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Screening is effective and has increased diagnosis at an earlier stage for adults 65 and older. Although incidence rates are dropping in older individuals, this is masking the rise of incidence in younger adults that has been climbing since the mid-1990’s. Between 2012 and 2016, there was an increase in incidence every year by 2% in people younger than 50 and 1% in people 50 to 64. The death rate has overall decreased as well, and is continuing to drop, however deaths from colorectal cancer among people younger than 55 have increased 1% per year from 2008 to 2017.
What I have seen clinically is incrementally more young adults presenting to my service with advanced stage colorectal cancer, requiring surgical intervention, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which have lasting and often detrimental effects to their wellbeing and quality of life.
One purpose of this presentation is to bring attention to this growing population of young adults struggling with this cancer diagnosis. I also plan to examine some of the likely etiologies of the younger onset of colorectal cancer including poor nutrition, the impact of obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and the over-prescription of antibiotics.
I will also review conventional treatment modalities and their expected side effects, discuss naturopathic prevention strategies, for both primary and secondary cancer diagnoses, and discuss possible integrative therapies to help individuals to tolerate treatment as best as possible, and lastly prevent recurrent disease.
Learning Objectives
To create awareness about the growing population of young adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
To examine some of the likely etiologies causing younger onset of colorectal cancer.
To review conventional treatment modalities and their expected side effects in treatment of colorectal cancer
To discuss naturopathic prevention strategies and integrative therapies to help individuals to tolerate treatment as best as possible, and prevent recurrent disease.