Changes in colorectal cancer incidence in seven high-income countries: a population-based study
The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatologyPublished 16 May 2019Open access
Marzieh Araghi, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Aude Bardot, Jacques Ferlay, Citadel J. Cabasag, David Morrison
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A substantial increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer in people younger than 50 years in some of the countries in this study is noted, and non-linear cohort effects were more pronounced for rectal than for colon cancer.
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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria, Cancer Institute New South Wales, Cancer Research UK, Danish Cancer Society, National Cancer Registry Ireland, the Cancer Society of New Zealand, NHS England, Norwegian Cancer Society, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, Scottish Government, Western Australia Department of Health, and Wales Cancer Network.
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