The Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative has published a new report, Colorectal Cancer in Wisconsin. The report is based on data provided by the Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Highlights include:
- Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in Wisconsin have continued to decline since 2000.
- Non-Hispanic (NH) American Indian /Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations in Wisconsin had the highest incidence rate of colorectal cancer from 2018-2022. NH Black populations had the second highest incidence rate.
- Young-onset colorectal cancer (YO-CRC), defined as colorectal cancer diagnosed before the age of 50, is increasing in incidence in Wisconsin, across the United States, and globally.