Statistics

Exercising reduces risks by 40%

Diabetes increases risks by 20-40%

1 or 2 glasses of wine per week decreases risks by 60% vs. 9+ servings of spirits increases risks 3 times (according to a Stony Brook University Study)

If a person has 2 first degree relatives who have been diagnosed then that person's risks increase 3 times

21 500 Canadians will be diagnosed per year vs. 8 900 Canadians will die from colorectal cancer per year

413 Canadians will be diagnosed per week vs. 171 Canadians will die from colorectal cancer per week

1 in 14 men will be diagnosed vs. 1 in 16 women will be diagnosed

Ontario has the highest number of new cases (at 8 000) vs. PEI who has the lowest number of new cases (115)  

The lowest diagnosis rates of colorectal cancer are in South Central Asia, and Eastern, Western, Northern and Middle African countries. The highest rates are in Europe, North America and Australasia.

0.1% cases involve those under 20, 1.0% involve those between 20 and 34, 3.7% involve those between 35 and 44, 11.6% involve those between 45 and 54, 18.3% involve those between55 and 64, 25.1% involve those between 65 and 54, 28.2% involve those between 75 and 84, 12.2% involve those 85+