Colorectal cancer
Description
colorectal cancer: A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the colon or rectum. Representative examples include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | C3_COLORECTAL |
| Include | C3_COLON, C3_RECTOSIGMOID_JUNCTION, C3_RECTUM |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | C |
| First defined in version | DF3 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 1573 | 728 | 845 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.19 | 0.97 | 1.47 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 64.85 | 63.55 | 65.97 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 0.19 | N/A | 0.36 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 20.92 | 20.74 | 21.07 |