Colorectal cancer

How much has been published on colorectal cancer, which trials are registered, where research coverage is thinner than across oncology, and how research compares with the burden of the disease.

917,895 deaths worldwide in 2024 · 2,041,007 new cases — GLOBOCAN 2024

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Research coverage

Retracted papers

Burden and research

Deaths, 2024: 917,895 (9.4%)
New cases, 2024: 2,041,007 (9.9%)

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