Understanding the psychosocial impact of colorectal cancer on young-onset patients: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Khoo, Athena Ming-Gui, Lau, Jerrald, Loh, Xin-Sheng, Ng, Celeste Wen-Ting, Griva, Konstadina, Tan, Ker-Kan
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Behavioural Science; Colorectal Cancer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171199
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The incidence of young-onset (<50 years) colorectal cancer (CRC) has been increasing internationally. The psychosocial experience of younger cancer patients is vastly different from older patients, especially in domains such as financial toxicity, body image, and sexual dysfunction. What is unknown is the cancer type-specific experience. The aim of the current scoping review was to examine (1) the psychosocial factors and/or outcomes associated with young-onset CRC and (2) other determinants that influences these outcomes.