Age-specific incidence ratios of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Turkey: CRC in older people is increasing

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-282

  Tas, Faruk ^a   Keskin, Serkan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age specific incidence of cancer; CRC; Older cancer patients

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING HABIT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864941356     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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