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What are the chances of getting colon cancer and how did doctors get that probability?

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Dr. Brian Lawenda answered

Specializes in Radiation Oncology

46 cases/yr in 100K: The risk of developing cancer of the colon and rectum is low (46 cases out of 100k population per year, in the us.) this comes from large population data studies, called "seer cancer statistics review" http://seer.Cancer.Gov/statfacts/html/colorect.Html.

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Answered 3/17/2017

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