Colon Cancer Facts: Cancer Center: UI Health Topics

Colon Cancer Facts

Who Is At Risk for Colon Cancer

Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
Creation Date: September 2003
Last Revision Date: October 2006

More common in people age 50 or older
People who have had colon polyps (small non cancerous growths)
Family history of colon cancer
More common in people who have inflammatory bowel disease
More common in those who eat a high fat, low fiber diet
Other risk factors are obesity, smoking, daily alcohol intake, and inactive way of life

Last modification date: Tue May 1 12:52:10 2007
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