EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COLORECTAL CANCER

Epidemiology of colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer is a important public health problem: there are nearly one million new cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed world-wide each year and half a million deaths. Recent reports show that, in the US, it was the most frequent form of cancer among persons aged 75 years and older. Given that the majority of cancers occur in elder people and with the ageing of the population in mind, thi...

Epidemiology of colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer is currently the third deadliest cancer in the United States and will claim an estimated 49,190 U.S. lives in 2016. The purpose of this review is to summarize our current understanding of this disease, based on nationally published statistics and information presented in peer-reviewed journal articles. Specifically, this review will cover the following topics: descriptive epid...

Epidemiology of colorectal cancer.

This review article presents colorectal cancer epidemiology, describing main epidemiologic characteristics and the influence of environmental and life style risk factors. The most important ideas for primary prevention are listed at the end of the article.

epidemiology of colorectal cancer in isfahan province

background: the aim of this study was to assess epidemiology of colorectal cancer (crc) in isfahan, iran. materials and methods: data were gathered from hospital documents of hospital admissions for colonoscopy, surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to colorectal cancer during 1996-2003. results: 1100 cases with colorectal cancer in seven years were detected and reviewed. our minimum incide...

Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer