Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer: Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 142

by Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

In the United States each year colon cancer is diagnosed in approximately 100,000 people and rectal cancer is diagnosed in another 50,000. Colorectal cancer usually affects older adults, with 90 percent of cases diagnosed in individuals 50 years of age and older. Colorectal cancer is often fatal, with approximately 50,000 deaths attributed to it each year in the United States. As such, it is both the third most common type of cancer and the third...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505841682
• ISBN13: 9781505841688
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"