This graph shows the ages at which patients with colon cancer treated at Roswell Park are diagnosed compared to national statistics. The average age of patients with colon cancer in the United States is in the between 60-69 years of age. Luckily, colon cancer under age 40 is quite uncommon. The graphics demonstrate a larger proportion younger patients diagnosed at Roswell Park due to the early recognition and management of familial or hereditary colorectal cancer predisposition.

This graph shows the ages at which patients with rectal cancer treated at Roswell Park are diagnosed compared to national statistics. The majority of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer in the United States are between 50-80 years of age. Rectal cancer under age 40 is quite uncommon. The graphics do demonstrate a larger proportion of younger patients in their 40s and 50s are diagnosed at Roswell Park, compared to the National percentages, this is due to the early recognition and management of familial or hereditary colorectal cancer predisposition.