Research Milestones and Impact

Research

The following timeline includes research milestones. The ones with titles in red indicate the results of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada funded research.

See a timeline of non-research milestones on our 50 years of impact page.

 


See a timeline of non-research milestones on our 50 years of impact page.

  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.

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