Changes in colorectal cancer incidence rates in young and older adults in the United States: what does it tell us about screening

Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have increased among young adults and have decreased among older adults. We re-evaluated these trends using more recent data covering about 96 % of the United States population. Methods: Colorectal cancer incidence rates were abstracted from the Natio...

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Published in:Cancer causes & control 2014-02, Vol.25 (2), p.191-201
Main Authors: Austin, Harland, Henley, S. Jane, King, Jessica, Richardson, Lisa C., Eheman, Christie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Blood tests
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cancer screening
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy - trends
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology
Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control
Disease control
Disease prevention
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Female
Hematology
Hispanic people
Hispanics
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mass Screening - trends
Middle Aged
Older adults
Older people
Oncology
Original Paper
Prophets
Public Health
Rectum
SEER Program
Surveillance
Trends
United States - epidemiology
Womens health
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have increased among young adults and have decreased among older adults. We re-evaluated these trends using more recent data covering about 96 % of the United States population. Methods: Colorectal cancer incidence rates were abstracted from the National Program of Cancer Registries and the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results analytic files for diagnosis years 1998–2009. We report rates for young adults (age
ISSN:0957-5243
1573-7225
DOI:10.1007/s10552-013-0321-y