Rectal Cancer, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In 2018, an estimated 43,030 new cases of rectal cancer will occur in the United States (25,920 cases in men; 17,110 cases in women), and an estimated 50,630 people will die from rectal and colon cancer combined. 1 Despite