People with inflammatory bowel disease account for less than 2% of colon cancer cases yearly. In those with Crohn's disease 2% get colorectal cancer after 10 years, 8% after 20 years, and 18% after 30 years. In those with ulcerative colitis approximately 16% develop either a cancer precursor or cancer of the colon over 30 years.
The definition of lite is a slang term for light that means having less substance than something else. 1  An example of something lite is a lite soda that has fewer calories than regular soda. 2  An example of something lite is lite jazz, or jazz music that has good sound, but lacking in quality jazz characteristics.
In any case, lite is not an accepted variant of light in any of light âs other senses. If you want to be safe, use it only in reference to low-calorie or low-fat versions of things. One exception: Lite is sometimes used metaphorically to describe restrained or less extreme versions of things. Itâs often affixed as a suffix, usually with a hyphen âfor example: Until now, Bachmann has been something of a Palin-lite figure and has often been portrayed as a Tea Party loon. [ Telegraph ]. The Black Eyed Peas do their robot Daft Punk-lite thing.