Here’s what you need to know about colorectal cancer:
1. Colorectal cancer rates are similar for male and female populations.
2. Colorectal cancer is the second most-diagnosed cancer for women; it is the third most common cause of cancer death for women.
3. North America, Australia/New Zealand and high-income countries in Europe, report colon and rectum five-year relative survival rates around 60 percent to 65 percent.
4. In recent years, there has been a decrease in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States; this progress has been attributed to reduced exposure to risk factors and increased rates of screening.
5. When considering risk factors, around 8 percent of colorectal cancers in the United States are caused by smoking — a phenomenon that has also been decreasing in recent years.
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