Table 1.
Expected number of colorectal cancer cases depending on proliferation rate, mutation rate, and starting age of folic acid supplementation use.
| Proliferation Increase (%) | Mutation Reduction (%) | Folic acid supplementation starting at age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 | 40 | ||
| Expected number of colorectal cancer cases per 100,000 individuals at risk | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 3319 | 3319 | 3319 |
| Change in colorectal cancer cases | ||||
| 0 | 10 | −687 | −298 | −193 |
| 0 | 20 | −1274 | −583 | −397 |
| 10 | 0 | +1286 | +1223 | +732 |
| 10 | 10 | +353 | +826 | +511 |
| 10 | 20 | −455 | +449 | +275 |
| 20 | 0 | +2631 | +2565 | +1571 |
| 20 | 10 | +1451 | +2051 | +1320 |
| 20 | 20 | +419 | +1570 | +1053 |