International Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates

By Melissa M. Center, A. Jemal, Elizabeth E. Ward. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2009

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Global cancer statistics (2011, background): “Colorectal cancer incidence rates are rapidly increasing in several areas historically at low risk, including Spain, and a number of countries within Eastern Asia and Eastern Europe.30,31 Notably, rates among males in the Czech Republic and Japan have already exceeded the peak of incidence observed ”
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2006, Featuring Colorectal Trends and Impact of Interventions (Risk Factors, Screening, and Treatment) to Reduce Future Rates (2010, background): “Globally, CRC incidence in economically transitioning countries continues to rise because of increased exposure to risk factors; however, in economically developed countries, rates have stabilized or are declining.(65,66) In the United States, an estimated 147,000 individuals will be diagnosed with ”
Worldwide burden of colorectal cancer: a review (2016, background): “This raise may reflect an increased prevalence of risk factors for CRC that are associated with westernization such as unhealthy diet, obesity and smoking prevalence [11–13].”
Global cancer statistics, 2012 (2015, background): “The incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing in certain countries where risk has been historically low, most notably in Western Asia (Kuwait and Israel) and Eastern Europe (Czech Republic and Slovakia).(31) Trends in high-risk/ high-income countries have varied over the past 20 years; for exampl”