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Epidemiology characteristics of ethnic minority colorectal cancer in Yunnan in Southwestern China

Author(s) -

Shaoxiang Wan,

Qi Tang,

Daying Feng,

Zaoxiu Hu,

Weiqing Shao,

Yajuan Chen

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

translational cancer research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 2219-6803

pISSN - 2218-676X

DOI - 10.21037/tcr.2020.02.63

Subject(s) - epidemiology , ethnic group , colorectal cancer , china , medicine , demography , oncology , geography , cancer , sociology , anthropology , archaeology

Colorectal cancer (CRC) including colon cancer and rectal cancer is a common malignant tumor. The incidence and mortality of this cancer are both ranked as third among malignant tumors (1,2). Although the threat of CRC in China is not as severe as in developed countries, an upward trend has been seen in recent years. According to the most recent data from the National Central Cancer Registry of China (NCCRC), the total number of CRC cases increased from 347,900 (199,700 males and 148,200 females) to 376,300 (215,700 males and 160,600 females) in the period from 2009 to 2011 (3,4). Moreover, according to the 2016 Global Burden of Diseases Study, CRC-related cases Original Article

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