Should colorectal cancer screening start at the same age in European countries? Contributions from descriptive epidemiology

We assessed incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) at various ages among women and men in 38 European countries. The ages at which defined levels of incidence and mortality were reached varied between 9 and 17 years between countries. This variation requires consideration in the definiti...

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Autores principales: Brenner, H, Hoffmeister, M, Haug, U
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2008
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604488
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Sumario:We assessed incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) at various ages among women and men in 38 European countries. The ages at which defined levels of incidence and mortality were reached varied between 9 and 17 years between countries. This variation requires consideration in the definition of screening guidelines.

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