The peak incidence of colorectal cancer is observed after 50 years. Cancer of the colon, men fall ill 1.5-2 times less often than women, but cancer of the rectum, on the contrary - 1.5 times more often.

Despite the improvement of methods for examining patients using X-ray diagnostic and endoscopic techniques, expanding the network of well-equipped diagnostic centers, to date, it has not been possible to significantly improve the situation with early detection of colorectal cancer: patients are admitted to hospitals mainly with stage III-IV disease.

In most cases, late diagnosis of colorectal cancer is associated with the fact that for a long time the disease is not manifested, and after 50 years, as a rule, there is a "bouquet" of chronic diseases, against this background many people do not notice the disease. Unfortunately, there are no symptoms specific for colorectal cancer only.

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