Colorectal Cancer Facts
| • | Colorectal cancer is over 90% preventable or curable when detected early |
| • | Second only to lung cancer, colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States |
| • | Each year there are more deaths from colorectal cancer than from breast cancer and AIDS combined |
| • | Over 90% of colon cancers develop from benign polyps |
| • | According to the American Cancer Society an estimated 57,100 men and women in America will die from colorectal cancers this year |
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According to the New England Journal of Medicine less than 30% of those over the age of 50 have been screened for colorectal cancer. |