Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer
BACKGROUND: Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers and the second most common cause of cancer mortality in Western societies. Population screening has been introduced as a means to reducing its impact; however, there are little or no data on the incidence of this disorder in the different po...
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| author | Rukinder Virk Sharlene Gill Eric Yoshida Simon Radley Baljinder Salh |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers and the second most common cause of cancer mortality in Western societies. Population screening has been introduced as a means to reducing its impact; however, there are little or no data on the incidence of this disorder in the different populations that comprise the Canadian population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c1483b64786d4a32ad704589290fa3b72025-02-03T01:11:58ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-01241475110.1155/2010/565613Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal CancerRukinder Virk0Sharlene Gill1Eric Yoshida2Simon Radley3Baljinder Salh4Department of Anaesthesia, Leeds University Hospital, Leeds, United KingdomDepartment of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomDivision of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers and the second most common cause of cancer mortality in Western societies. Population screening has been introduced as a means to reducing its impact; however, there are little or no data on the incidence of this disorder in the different populations that comprise the Canadian population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/565613 |
| spellingShingle | Rukinder Virk Sharlene Gill Eric Yoshida Simon Radley Baljinder Salh Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer |
| title_full | Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer |
| title_short | Racial Differences in the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer |
| title_sort | racial differences in the incidence of colorectal cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/565613 |
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