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There are 40 cases per 100,000 people in any given year. Your chance of developing colorectal cancer at any point in your life is about 4.3%, with a survival ra

There are 40 cases per 100,000 people in any given year. Your chance of developing colorectal cancer at any point in your life is about 4.3%, with a survival rate at five years of about 65%. An 18% increase in risk of developing colorectal cancer equates to about a 0.5% chance of dying prematurely. Some people will survive beyond five years but die of cancer anyway; I didn't bother factoring this in, partly because I'm lazy, partly because I couldn't find relevant data and partly because the median age at diagnosis for colorectal cancer is 67. https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/colorect.html https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/colorect.html

fjsolwmv 9y ago
Dying at 70 is barely premature. general physical health (obesity and strength) and accidents are far more an influence.
riku_iki 9y ago
> 0.5% chance of dying prematurely. > the median age at diagnosis for colorectal cancer is 67. So statistically speaking eating 50g of processed meat a day reduces your life expectancy by 3.2 days: (78 years life expectancy in US - 67 median age of getting cancer - 1 year of dying from cancer) * 0.005 chance of receiving cancer * 0.18 increase of cancer probability * 365 days.