The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of colorectal cancer in male and female endurance athletes between the ages of 35 and 50.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
94
Involves two visits and a colonoscopy. The first visit will be prior to the colonoscopy. 4-35 days after the colonoscopy, there will be a one time appointment to go over the results of the colonoscopy.
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
The rate of young endurance runners' that have adenomatous polyps.
1. Estimate the rate of young endurance runners that have adenomatous polyps. 2. Estimate the rate of young endurance runners that have advanced adenoma and colorectal cancer on screening colonoscopies.
Time frame: 36 months
Comparison of the rate of young endurance athletes that have adenomatous polyps with that of the historical controls (those in the average risk group).
Fisher's Exact test will be used to compare the rates of adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer between the young endurance athletes and that of the historical controls. 2.3 Secondary Objectives 1. Compare the rate of young endurance runners that have adenomatous polyps with that of the historical controls (those in the average risk group) 2. Compare the rate of young endurance runners that have advanced adenoma and colorectal cancer on screening colonoscopies with that of the historical controls (those in the average risk group).
Time frame: 36 months
Comparison of the rate of young endurance athletes that have colorectal cancer on screening colonoscopies with that of the historical controls (those in the average risk group).
Fisher's Exact test will be used to compare the rates of adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer between the young endurance athletes and that of the historical controls.
Time frame: 36 months
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