Open AccessIncidence and Mortality of Proximal and Distal Colorectal Cancer in Germany
Author(s) -
Rafael Cardoso,
Anna Zhu,
Feng Guo,
Thomas Heisser,
Michael Hoffmeister,
Hermann Brenner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0111
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy , rectum , cancer , distal colon , gastroenterology , gynecology , physics , optics
The use of colonoscopy has increased and colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence has decreased after the introduction of screening colonoscopy in Germany. However, it remains unknown to what extent progress has been achieved in the prevention of cancer in the proximal colon, distal colon, and rectum.