The national average rate of new colon and rectal cancer patients in 2021 was 36.0 per 100,000. Louisiana’s average rate was nearly 50% higher than the national average, at a 44.5 incidence per 100,000, according to United States Cancer Statistics.
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Colon cancer rate in Louisiana is nearly 50% higher than national average. See parish data.
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