TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Colorectal Cancer A1 - Duff, Jennifer M. A1 - Starr, Jason A1 - Allegra, Carmen Joseph A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Fojo, Tito PY - 2022 T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 3e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidenceColorectal (CRC) cancer:145,600 estimated new cases in 2019: 101,420 colon cancer and 44,180 rectal cancerDeaths:51,020 estimated in 2019Median age at diagnosis:67 yearsLifetime risk of developing CRC:4.2 percent of men and women will be diagnosed in their lifetime. CRC is more common in men compared with women, and in those of African-American descentSurveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov [accessed 2019]https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/colorectal-cancer/statistics [accessed 2019]Colorectal Cancer SubsitesProximal colon:41%Distal Colon:22%Rectum:28%Other:8%Staging Distribution: ColonLocal:38%Regional:35%Distant:23%Staging Distribution: RectumLocal:41%Regional:34%Distant:19%Howlader N et al, editors. SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975–2016. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 2019Siegel RL et al. Colorectal Cancer Statistics, 2017. CA Cancer J Clin 2017;67:177–193 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187881615 ER -