Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates in the Louisiana Acadian Parishes Demonstrated to be Among the Highest in the United States

OBJECTIVES: Determine whether colorectal cancer (CRC) rates are disproportionately high in the French-Acadian region (population 1.2 million) of Louisiana, home of the Cajuns, a founder population. METHODS: 2005–2009 cancer incidence rates were stratified by age/race/gender in the 18 Acadian parish...

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Autores principales: Karlitz, Jordan J, Blanton, Christine, Andrews, Patricia, Chen, Vivien W, Wu, Xiao-Cheng, Fontham, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4218930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25273154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ctg.2014.10

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