Colorectal cancer remains a major source of cancer incidence and death in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2019, there will be 145,600 new cases of the disease and 51,020 deaths across the United States, making it the fourth most diagnosed form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality.
This means that every hour, 17 families in the nation will learn that one of their members has colorectal cancer or cancer of the large intestine or rectum and that six families will lose one of their members to the disease. Despite these sobering numbers, there is good news.
