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COLORECTAL CANCER: CATCHING IT EARLY <br />6, <br />American Cancer Soddy 0 Wographies.UM16 <br />Despite decreases in colorectal cancer death rates over the past two decades, it remains the third most common cause of cancer -related death in men and women in the US. <br />Routine testing can help prevent colorectal cancer or find hat an early'stage, when its smaller and easier to treat. If it's found and treated early,'the 5 -year survival rate is 90%. <br />Many more lives could be saved by understanding colorectal cancer risks, increasing screening rates, and making lifestyle changes. <br />A�S­imy <br />STAGES OF <br />I COLORECTAL <br />CANCER <br />0 0000000 <br />OW VU <br />90% <br />5 -YEAR SURVIVAL RATE <br />IF FOUND AT THE LOCAL STAGE <br />0 no <br />OW <br />39% <br />DIAGNOSED AT AN EARLY STAGE <br />PARTLY DUE TO LOW TESTING RATES <br />�4A <br />POLYP <br />IN SITU <br />LOCAL <br />REGIONAL <br />Most oolorectal <br />Cancer has <br />Cancer is growing <br />Growth is into <br />cancers develop <br />formed, but is <br />in the colon or <br />tissue or lymph <br />from these <br />not yet growing <br />rectum walls; <br />nodes, beyond <br />noncancerous <br />into the colon <br />nearby tissue is <br />the colon or <br />growths. <br />----------------------------------------------------- <br />or rectum walls. <br />unaffected. <br />rectum walls. <br />DISTANT <br />Cancer has <br />spread to other <br />parts of the <br />body, such the <br />as liver or lungs. <br />WHO GETS COLORECTAL CANCER? <br />ANYONE CAN GET COLORECTAL CANCER, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK. <br />200 - --- --- ----- --------- ---- - -- --- - -- ---- ----- __ <br />�' 150 <br />0 <br />CV <br />O <br />N <br />c100 __________________ --------------- <br />OCO <br />.____________ <br />_ :__.,____ ____ _O <br />r <br />W <br />W50 ------.------ :------------ - --- =------- ------ <br />W _ <br />V <br />Z---- '--- --- •- --------.---- -- - --- -- <br />Lu <br />? WOMEN MEN UNDER 50 50+ NON -HISPANIC NON -HISPANIC HISPANIC/ <br />WHITE BLACK LATINO <br />WOMEN N MEN 'Age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population <br />Data source: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, 2095. <br />® 2016 American Cancer Society, Inc. All rights reserved. <br />No. 012793 <br />