Treatment of Colon Cancer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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Colon Cancer Survival

For men and women combined, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths.  More than 51,000 deaths are expected in 2010 due to colon cancer.  The lifetime risk of developing colon cancer is 1 in 19 for men and 1 in 20 for women.

According to the National Cancer Institute, 5 Year Survival rates for colon and rectal cancer are as follows:

• Those diagnosed with colorectal cancer that is confined to the primary site have a 90% probability of living to the 5 year survival marker.   (Stages 0 – 2)
• Those diagnosed who have regional lymph node involvement have a 70% likelihood of living to the 5 year survival marker.  (Stage 3)
• Those diagnosed with colon cancer who are found to have distant metastasis have a nearly 12% probability of living to the 5 year survival rate.  (Stage IV)
• The overall 5 year survival rate for all stages of colon and rectal cancer in both men and women is 65%.

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 104,000 new cases of colon and rectal cancer will be diagnosed in 2010.  Nearly 103,000 new cases of colon cancer and 40,000 cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed this year.  Today there are more than one million survivors of colon and rectal cancer.  This is largely due to advances in medicine and oncology in the past two decades as well as early screening and intervention.

At Cancer Treatment Centers of America, they offer integrative, whole person care. Contact one of their representatives all day, every day by phone or online chat. Cancer Treatment Centers of America has Hospitals in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Zion Illinois, Tulsa Oklahoma, and Goodyear Arizona. For more information on their integrative treatment options for colon cancer, call today.

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