Approximately 98,200 new cases of colon cancer and 37,200 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in 2001. Yet despite its high incidence, colorectal cancer is one of the most detectable and if found early enough, most treatable forms of cancer. The five-year relative survival rate is 90 percent for people whose cancer is found and treated at an early stage. Once the cancer ahs spread to nearby organs or lymph nodes, the five-year survival rate decreases to 65 percent. And for those whose cancer has spread to distant parts of the body like the liver and lungs the five-year survival rate is only 8 percent.
Early detection can save lives.
To make an appointment with a TMC Physician, call the Hospital Hill Medical Pavilion, 816.556.4125 or Lakewood Family Healthcare. 2000 Truman Medical Center.