Statistics for a Metropolitan
Area of 5,000,000


12,000* with a history of
colorectal cancer...

3,000* more to be
newly diagnosed
(and need surgery)
in 1999

 

*Assumptions
Prevalence of colorectal cancer      600,000    Incidence of colorectal cancer/year      132,000
Monitoring costs/patient/year   $3,000 Total Surgical costs/patient $20,000

  

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