Secular changes in colorectal cancer incidence by subsite, stage at diagnosis, and race/ethnicity, 1992–2001

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 107; no. S5; pp. 1142 - 1152
• Main Authors: Cress, Rosemary D., Morris, Cyllene, Ellison, Gary L., Goodman, Marc T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2006
• Subjects: Age Factors; colon carcinoma; Colonic Neoplasms - epidemiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; disease stage; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; race; rectal carcinoma; Rectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; SEER Program; Sex Factors; subsite; Time Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States

BACKGROUND. Cancers of the colon and rectum are the third most common malignancy among males and females in the United States, although incidence and mortality have declined in recent years. We evaluated recent trends in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States by subsite and stage at diagno...