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How common is colorectal cancer?

April 26, 2017audience cancer colon cancer colorectal colorectal cancer common family member genetics epidemiology patient rectal cancer Survivor

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How common is colorectal cancer?

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COLORECTAL CANCER is the second most common cause of cancer deaths and third most common cancer overall, representing 11 % of all newly diagnosed cancer cases. There are over 130,000 new cases of COLORECTAL CANCER each year and over 56,000 people die from this disease each year.

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COLORECTAL CANCER is the second most common cause of cancer deaths and third most common cancer overall, representing 11% of all newly diagnosed cancer cases. There are over 130,000 new cases of COLORECTAL CANCER each year and over 56,000 people die from this disease each year.

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Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths and the third most common cancer overall. There are over 130,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year and over 56,000 people die from this disease each year.

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• Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the United States, and the third most common cancer overall. • This year, more than 50,000 Americans will die from colorectal cancer and approximately 131,600 new cases will be diagnosed. • Eighty to 90 million Americans (approximately 25 percent of the US population) are considered at risk because of age or other factors. • More women over the age of 75 die from colorectal cancer than from breast cancer.

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Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in Canada, and Ontario has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world. In 2007, an estimated 3,250 died from the disease and 7,800 Ontarians were newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer.