Prevalence and Incidence of Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Colorectal cancer:
148,300 annual cases = 107,300 annual cases of colon cancer and 41,000 annual cases of rectum cancer(SEER 2002 estimate) ... see also overview of Colorectal cancer.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 1,834 or 0.05% or 148,300 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "148,300 annual cases = 107,300 annual cases of colon cancer and 41,000 annual cases of rectum cancer(SEER 2002 estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Colorectal cancer:
148,300 per year,
12,358 per month,
2,851 per week,
406 per day,
16 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "148,300 annual cases = 107,300 annual cases of colon cancer and 41,000 annual cases of rectum cancer(SEER 2002 estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Lifetime risk for Colorectal cancer:
1 in 26 women and 1 in 17 men will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Prevalance of Colorectal cancer:
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 93,800 new cases of colon cancer diagnosed in the US in 2000, with 47,700 resulting deaths.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Prevelance statistics for Colorectal cancer:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Colorectal cancer:
- 12,000 women in the UK 2001 (National Statistics - UK Government Census, 2001)
- 14,800 men in the UK 2001 (National Statistics - UK Government Census, 2001)
- 1 in 26 women will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 1 in 17 men will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Incidence statistics for Colorectal cancer:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Colorectal cancer:
- 106,370 new cases for colon cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 50,400 new male cases for colon cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 55,970 new female cases for colon cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 57,000 new cases in women in the US 2002 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 40,570 new cases for rectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
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Death statistics for Colorectal cancer:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Colorectal cancer:
- 57,155 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
- 56,730 estimated deaths for colon cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 28,320 estimated male deaths for colon cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 28,410 estimated female deaths for colon cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- Third leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the US (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
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More Statistics about Colorectal cancer:
Deaths and related statistics
Hospitalization statistics
Survival rate statistics
All statistics for Colorectal cancer
Prevalence/Incidence of Colorectal cancer: Online Medical Books
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for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The exact cause of colorectal cancer is unknown, but studies showing concentration in areas of higher economic development suggest a relationship to diet (excess saturated animal fat). Other factors that magnify the risk of developing colorectal cancer include:
❑other diseases of the digestive tract
❑age (older than age 40)
❑history of ulcerative colitis (average interval before onset of cancer is 11 to 17 years)
❑familial polyposis (cancer almost always develops by age 50).
There are more than 130,000 cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed in the United States each year. It's the second-leading cause of cancer-related death, accounting for more than 50,000 per year. However, in almost all cases, it's treatable if caught early by colonoscopy.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Primary tumors of the spinal cord may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary malignant spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these malignant neoplasms.
Intramedullary tumors, or gliomas (astrocytomas or ependymomas), are comparatively rare, accounting for only about 10%. In children, they're low-grade astrocytomas.
Spinal cord tumors are rare compared with intracranial tumors (ratio of 1:4). They occur equally in men and women, with the exception of meningiomas, which occur mostly in women. Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Rectal polyps:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Formation of polyps results from unrestrained cell growth in the upper epithelium. Predisposing factors include heredity, age, infection, and diet.
Villous adenomas are most prevalent in men older than age 55; common polypoid adenomas, in white women between ages 45 and 60. Incidence in both sexes rises after age 70. Juvenile polyps usually occur among children younger than age 10 and are characterized by rectal bleeding.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Colorectal cancer usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Colorectal cancer at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Colorectal cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Colorectal cancer diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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