Colorectal cancer—cancer of the colon or rectum—is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. In 2004, more than 53,000 people in the United States died of colorectal cancer (26,881 men and 26,699 women).

Colorectal cancer also is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States. In 2004, more than 145,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with colorectal cancer (73,997 men and 71,086 women), making it the third most common cancer in men and in women.

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