title: Colorectal cancer rates on the decline.
abstract: The incidence of colorectal cancer in the United States dropped by 30% between 2000 and 2010 among adults ages 50 and older, according to a recent report, a decline attributed primarily to widespread screening. A new effort aims to further reduce incidence of the disease by screening 80% of adults according to current guidelines by 2018.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged