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Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. When separated out on its own line, the impact of colorectal cancer is staggering.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer.
One person is diagnosed with colorectal cancer every four minutes in the U.S.
An estimated 148,810 people in the United States will be diagnosed in 2009.
With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, according to the World Health Organization, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world.
An estimated 49,960 people will die from the disease in 2009, according to the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Colorectal cancer affects more people annually than breast cancer and AIDS combined.
It is equally common in men and women.

Despite those grim statistics, colorectal cancer is also one of the most preventable cancers, because it develops from polyps that can be removed before they become cancerous. Uncorking A Cure, a first-year foundation, was created to promote colorectal cancer awareness and prevention by building partnerships such as The Blue Ribbon Initiative.

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