More information: Charles J. Kahi et al, Rectal Location and Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Outcomes, JAMA Network Open (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13391 ...

Rectal cancer diagnoses account for nearly one-third of colorectal cancers, and more than 46,000 adults in the U.S. are estimated to be diagnosed with this disease in 2024.

Rectal cancer kills around 4,100 people in the UK (around 410 in Scotland) every year. Over the last 20 years, the incidence of early-onset rectal cancer has increased by 50.5% in the UK (53.6% in ...