Colorectal Cancer Rates Decline; Colon Cancer Alliance Welcomes News

The Colon Cancer Alliance today issued a statement regarding a new report signaling a drop in colorectal cancer. A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Cancer Society (ACS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) highlighting that the death rate from colorectal cancer over the last decade dropped nearly 20 percent and that by 2020 could be cut in half is welcomed news.