Burden
of Disease
Low colorectal cancer screening rates present a burden to health systems
~2 IN 10
~2 in 10 adults aged 45-49 are screened for CRC1†
1.5 MILLION
people living in the US with colorectal cancer resulting in1
~$17 BILLION
in direct medical expenditures related to colorectal cancer2
~150,000
new cases of colorectal cancer estimated in 20221
53,000
colorectal cancer deaths expected in 20221
51%
rise in colorectal cancer incidence in patients under 50, 1994-20143
52%
of patients under 50 present with advanced disease (stages III and IV) vs. 40% of patients 50 and older4
References: 1. Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fuchs HE, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2022. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022;72:7-33. 2. Mariotto AB, Yabroff KR, Shao Y, Feuer EJ, Brown ML. Projections of the cost of cancer care in the United States: 2010-2020 [published correction appears in J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Apr 20;103(8):699]. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011;103(2):117-128. doi:10.1093/jnci/djq495. 3. Wolf AMD, Fontham ETH, Church TR, et al. Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018;68(4):250-281. 4. Virostko J, Capasso A, Yankeelov TE, et al. Recent trends in the age at diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the US National Cancer Data Base, 2004-2015. Cancer. 2019;0:1-8.
EARLY DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER CAN LEAD TO INCREASED SURVIVAL AND DECREASED TREATMENT COSTS
OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED IN STAGES I OR II*
~9/10 SURVIVE 5 YEARS1†
$57,901
OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED IN STAGE IV
~1/10 SURVIVE 5 YEARS1†
$108,599
*Based on people diagnosed with CRC in stage I stage IIa, or stage IIb between 2011 and 2017.
†Per American Joint Committee on Cancer's (AJCC) staging system: Localized = Stage I, IIa, IIb. Regional = stage IIc and III. Distant = stage IV.3
References: 1. Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fuchs HE, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2022. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022;72(1):7-33. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022;72:7-33. 2. California Healthcare Foundation. Cancer care spending in California: what Medicare data say. www.chcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PDF-CancerCareSpendingMedicare.pdf. Published August 2015. Accessed October 23, 2023. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011;103(2):117-128. doi:10.1093/jnci/djq495. 3. American Cancer Society. Survival Rates for Colorectal Cancer, by Stage. Accessed October 23, 2023. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-rates.html
