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Digest These Tips to Reduce Your Risk
PICK YOUR PATHWAY
The survival rate for colon and rectal cancer has been increasing
While colorectal cancer
over the past several decades, but it is still a serious disease.
cannot be prevented,
Every year, colorectal cancer is the #2 cause of cancer deaths there are choices you can
for men and women combined. make that may help lower
your risk, including:
BY THE NUMBERS
1 22
in
Getting in Filling your plate
lifetime risk for MEN to regular sweat with fruits and
develop colorectal cancer sessions veggies
1 24
in
Keeping red Pumping up
lifetime risk for WOMEN to develop colorectal cancer meat to a the calcium
minimum supplementation
101,420 44,180
Laying off Kicking
excess alcohol cigarettes
consumption to the curb
new cases of new cases of
COLON CANCER in 2019 RECTAL CANCER in 2019
1%
SCREENING
SAVES LIVES
It takes 10 to 15 years for
abnormal cells that grow into polyps
to turn cancerous. That is why screening
rate at which deaths from
is so effective. The polyps can be removed
colorectal cancer are
before they have a chance to cause
increasing per year among
problems. Plus, when colorectal cancer is
people younger than 55
detected early, there is a much better
chance of treating it. Start getting
screened at age 45.