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Colorectal Cancer
Are
you over age 50? Ask your doctor
or nurse practitioner about Colorectal Cancer Screening.
It could save
your life.
Colorectal
Cancer Statistics
In 2006, an estimated 20,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with
colorectal cancer and 8,500 will die of it. On average, 385 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer
every week. On average, 163 Canadians will die of colorectal cancer every
week. One in 14 men is expected to develop colorectal cancer during his
lifetime and one in 28 will die of it. One in 16 women is expected to
develop colorectal cancer during her lifetime and one in 31 will die of it. Overall, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from
cancer.
(Stats: Canadian
Cancer Society) For more
information on Colorectal Cancer Screening please go to the
Canadian Cancer Society
or
Cancer Care Ontario. |
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