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This trend has been designated as early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) and is in direct opposition to the decline seen in those over 50 years of age; designated as late onset colorectal cancer (LOCRC). The rise in EOCRC has been attributed to various factors such as environmental, modern diet and lifestyle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The paper includes a comprehensive search of both cohort and case-control studies that were designed to investigate the association between EOCRC and allostatic load (AL) using two databases: MEDLINE PubMed and Stony Brook University Libraries Database.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>12 studies were included in this paper. These papers varied on how many used biomarkers that are measured in allostatic load. Out of the 12 studies, only 3 had direct measurements of AL such as metabolic and cardiovascular, 9 measured indirect biomarkers such as inflammatory pathways and epigenetics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to change the current paradigm focus of the causation of EOCRC being associated with a single factor and instead study factors together using allostatic load. Although none of the papers measured AL and EOCRC directly, they each used a direct or indirect measurement of AL when studying EOCRC. 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