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Article: Colorectal cancer: an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, symptoms, and screening guidelines.(Cancer: Caring and Conquering)(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- MedSurg Nursing
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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Some common misconceptions exist concerning which individuals develop colorectal cancer (see Table 1). The purpose of this column is to provide an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, symptoms, screening guidelines, and health care implications for this type of cancer.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. An estimated 148,610 new cases of colon and rectal cancers will occur annually, and 55,170 will result in death. Fortunately, the mortality rate is decreasing for colorectal cancer in both men and women. In the United States, the cumulative lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer ...