The ACS provides 5-year survival rates. These reflect the likelihood of living for at least another 5 years after the diagnosis, compared with a person who does not have colorectal cancer.

Engaging in physical activity is a strategy that may enable patients to live longer after their cancer diagnosis and live a length of life that begins to approximate the national norms,” said Justin C ...

For most people, stage 4 colon cancer is not considered curable. However, it can almost always be treated. People can live ...