Mayo Clinic Expert Shares 5 Things to Know About Colorectal Cancer

Roughly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the United States each year. It is the third most common cancer and No. 2 cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women. Colorectal surgeon Heidi Nelson, M.D., chair of surgery at Mayo Clinic, shares five things to know about colorectal cancer, including the importance of early detection, what the average patient can expect from colon cancer surgery, the difference between colorectal cancer in younger and older patients, and the promise offered by precision medicine and microbiome research. For more information, see the Mayo Clinic News Network.