title: Colorectal cancer.
abstract: Essential facts Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, after breast, lung and prostate cancer, with around 41,600 people in the UK diagnosed each year. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK. According to the charity Bowel Cancer UK, 98% of people diagnosed at the earliest stage will survive, while less than 10% of those diagnosed at the latest stage will survive more than five years.
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D006113:United Kingdom