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HOW COMMON IS COLON CANCER:
Source: All information provided from: American Cancer Society®, Key Statistics for Colorectal Cancer, March 2024. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/colon-rectal-cancer/about/key-statistics.html
Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for the number of colorectal cancers in the United States for 2024 are:
- About 106,590 new cases of colon cancer (54,210 in men and 52,380 in women)
- About 46,220 new cases of rectal cancer (27,330 in men and 18,890 in women)
The rate of people being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer each year has dropped overall since the mid-1980s, mainly because more people are getting screened and changing their lifestyle-related risk factors. From 2011 to 2019, incidence rates dropped by about 1% each year. But this downward trend is mostly in older adults. In people younger than 55, rates have been increasing by 1% to 2% a year since the mid-1990s.
Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 23 for men and 1 in 25 for women. However, each person's risk might be higher or lower than this, depending on their risk factors for colorectal cancer.