Erschienen in:
10.11.2017 | Editorial
Current Status and Future Directions in Colorectal Cancer
verfasst von:
Bria Meyer, Chandrakanth Are
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology
|
Ausgabe 4/2017
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Excerpt
Colorectal cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the world with 1.3 million new cases each year and a 5-year prevalence rate of 3.2 million [
1,
2]. There were an estimated 693,333 deaths due to colorectal cancer (CRC) in 2012. When looking at India and the United States, the incidence, mortality, and prevalence rates are all consistently higher in the US although the incidence is higher in males in both countries. [
3] In the US, colorectal cancer falls behind prostate, breast, and lung as the fourth most common cancer. In India, it is the 5th most common cancer following breast, cervix/uteri, lip/oral cavity, and lung cancer [
3]. …