“In the United States in 2020—
- 126,240 new colorectal cancers were reported.
- 51,869 people died from colorectal cancer.
Males had higher rates of getting and dying from colorectal cancer than females.
From 2016 to 2020, about 1 in 3 colorectal cancer cases were diagnosed at a localized stage, meaning the cancer had not spread outside the colon or rectum. Almost 4 in 10 colorectal cancers were found at a regional stage (the cancer had spread to nearby lymph nodes, tissues, or organs), and about 2 in 10 were found at a distant stage (the cancer had spread to distant parts of the body).
64% of colorectal cancer patients who were diagnosed from 2013 to 2019 had not died from their cancer 5 years later.
Survival is higher when colorectal cancer is found before it spreads to other parts of the body. Screening tests can prevent colorectal cancer or find it early, when treatment works best.
Among people diagnosed with colorectal cancer from 2015 to 2019, 473,264 were still alive on January 1, 2020.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/uscs/about/stat-bites/stat-bite-colorectal.htm)