Florida’s age-adjusted colorectal cancer incidence rate declined from 2007 to 2017, from 42.2 to 35.2 per 100,000 population.
Florida’s age-adjusted death rate for colorectal cancer decreased from 19.4 per 100,000 population in 1999 to 12.5 per 100,000 in 2019.
Take action to get regular colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 50. After age 75, talk to your healthcare provider to decide whether to get screened.
The risk of developing colorectal cancer increases with age and is greater among men than in women.