International Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates
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- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 18 (6) , 1688-1694
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0090
Abstract
Background: Previous studies have documented significant variations in colorectal cancer incidence rates and trends regionally and across countries. However, no study has examined the worldwide pattern using the most recently updated incidence data from the IARC.Keywords
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