Colon cancer
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What is colon cancer?
Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon) which is the lower part of the digestive tract.
Common symptoms reported by people with colon cancer
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for colon cancer
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Compare treatments taken by people with colon cancer
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have colon cancer through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with colon cancer? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has colon cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 533 say colon cancer is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 15 | |
| 30s | 42 | |
| 40s | 53 | |
| 50s | 54 | |
| 60s | 53 | |
| 70+ | 138 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 9 | |
| 20-29 years | 8 | |
| 30-39 years | 5 | |
| 40-49 years | 6 | |
| 50-59 years | 8 | |
| 60-69 years | 11 | |
| 70+ years | 9 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 294 | |
| Female | 370 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 425 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 30 |
These charts show data from colon cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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