Why we did the research: This study was inspired by a COLONTOWN thread that invited members with early-age onset colorectal cancer to share their experiences in March 2019, during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. As the thread grew, I wondered how we could take this conversation beyond COLONTOWN to reach those who may not even be aware of colorectal cancer—let alone early-age onset colorectal cancer. I reached out to Erika

Brown and Dr. Manju George at COLONTOWN to share the study idea and invite them to collaborate, and I was grateful to have them on board.