65%

Percent of Americans aged 50 to 75 who were adequately screened for colorectal cancer in 2010, up from 52% in 2002. Over roughly the same time period, the rate of colorectal cancer cases decreased — from 52.3 per 100,000 people in 2003 to 45.5 per 100,000 people in 2007, a 3.4% drop per year. Colorectal cancer deaths also dropped 3% per year, from 19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 to 16.7 per 100,000 people in 2007. All told, increased screening has helped prevent nearly 66,000 new cancer cases and nearly 32,000 deaths from 2003 to 2007. [via CDC]