Table 1: Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer.

Age over 50 years
Male Sex
African-American Race
Ashkenazi Jewish Descent
Low Socioeconomic Status
Personal history or first-degree relative with
Adenomatous Polyps
Personal history or first-degree relative with
Colorectal Cancer
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Hereditary Conditions
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (Lynch Syndrome)
Turcot Syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
MUTYH-Associated Polyposis
Lifestyle Behaviors
Obesity
Eating red or processed meat
Sedentary lifestyle
Tobacco smoking
Excessive alcohol