Colorectal Cancer in 2000
- Development of metastases:
- 20% of patients have metastatic disease at presentation
- 40% of all patients will ultimately develop metastases
- Deaths due to metastatic disease: 57,000 patients
- Standard first-line treatment: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
US Incidence: 130,000 patients
- 95,000 with colon cancer
- 35,000 with rectal cancer
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2000.