Preventing early-onset colorectal cancers, WashU researcher leads a team with a $25 million award
Yin Cao, ScD, an associate professor of surgery and of medicine in the Public Health Sciences Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is leading an international team seeking to understand what is driving the increase in early-onset colorectal cancers globally. Her team will do so with a $25 million award from Cancer Grand Challenges, a global research funding initiative co-founded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to the organization, the mission of Cancer Grand Challenges is to unite the world’s brightest minds against cancer’s toughest challenges.
Colorectal cancer rates in adults under age 50 have been increasing in the U.S. and globally. The risk of developing such cancers has been rising with each generation since the 1950s. Understanding the underlying causes will help design prevention strategies for future generations.
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