EpidemiologyofColorectalCancer-Universityof.pptVIP

Map from CDC * Graph from CDC * Mortality rates have been dropping for more than 20 years, likely for a few reasons: Polyps are being found by screening and removed before developing into cancer or at an earlier stage that is easier to cure Treatment has improved * Graph from .hk * In a large prospective study, death rates from colon cancer increased across the entire range of BMI, with the highest rate ratio in men with BMI32.5 Murphy, et al. “Body mass index and colon cancer mortality in a large prospective study” Am J Epidemiol. 2000: 152(9)847-54 Visceral abdominal fat is more associate