Colorectal Cancer Risks and the Importance of Routine Colonoscopy Screenings

Colorectal cancer ranks as the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancer cases and serving as the second leading cause of global cancer deaths.

In India, the disease accounts for about 65,000 new cases and nearly 38,000 deaths annually, with rising urban rates and late diagnoses compounded by the absence of a national screening program.

Medical evidence indicates that screening colonoscopies can prevent cancer by identifying and removing polyps before they turn malignant, reducing related deaths by about half.