How does colorectal cancer affect the united states population?

Getting better: 150, 000 people develop colon cancer annually and 50-60, 000 people will die from this. There is considerable personal cost because of medical and surgical treatments. The economic cost is estimated at $14 billion for 2010, second only to breast cancer at $16b.

Second most common: After lung cancer, colorectal cancer is the second biggest cancer killer. About 150, 000 people are diagnosed with it every year. More than 50, 000 people die of colorectal cancer every year. So it has a huge effect on the United States population.