Important Facts for Incidence of Colorectal Cancer
Definition
Age-adjusted incidence rate of cancer of the colon and rectum per 100,000 standard population ICD-O-3 codes: C18.0-C20.9 (excl. types 9590-9992)Numerator
Number of new cases of invasive colorectal cancer diagnosedDenominator
Total number of persons in the populationWhy Is This Important?
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among both men and women in the United States.[https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/statistics/ ^1^] Increases in colorectal cancer screening (which can include the removal of precancerous polyps), have led to decreases in colorectal cancer incidence.Healthy People Objective: Reduce invasive colorectal cancer
U.S. Target: 39.9 new cases per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)State Target: 39.7 new cases per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)