What is colon cancer?

Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon) which is the lower part of the digestive tract.

How do members experience colon cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with colon cancer*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for colon cancer*

Who has colon cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 30
30s 57
40s 127
50s 210
60s 255
70+ 212

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 391
Female 478

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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?

  • 6 new patients joined this month
  • 726 say colon cancer is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 30
30s 57
40s 127
50s 210
60s 255
70+ 212
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 16
30-39 years 15
40-49 years 42
50-59 years 35
60-69 years 20
70+ years 8

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 391
Female 478

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 453
Not Diagnosed 29

These charts show data from colon cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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