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Article: EARLY DETECTION KEY TO COLORECTAL CANCER SURVIVAL
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- Sun Publications (IL)
- Article date:
- April 7, 1999
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When detected early and treated promptly, colorectal cancer is one of the most curable cancers.
This is promising information when considering that colorectal cancer is the fourth most prevalent cancer and the second most frequent cause of death from cancer in the United States.
When colorectal cancer is detected at an early stage, the five-year survival rate is 91 percent.
However, only 37 percent of colorectal cancers diagnosed nationally are discovered at this stage.
Q: Who should be concerned about colorectal cancer?
A: According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 130,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed in 1999. The disease will be diagnosed equally in both men and ...