A description of age, sex, and site distributions of colon carcinoma in three geographic areas

✍ Scribed by Martha L. Slattery; Gary D. Friedman; John D. Potter; Sandra Edwards; Bette J. Caan; Wade Samowitz

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 436 KB
• Volume: 78
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-543X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19961015)78:8<1666::aid-cncr5>3.0.co;2-c

✦ Synopsis

BACKGROUND.

Site of the carcinoma within the colon in relation to age and sex may provide clues into the etiology of the disease. Incidence of colon carcinoma by age, sex, and tumor site at a population-based level are reported infrequently. The goal of this study was to describe the distribution of colon carcinoma (excluding cancers of the rectosigmoid junction and rectum) by age at diagnosis, sex, and site of the tumor within the colon. These factors were also evaluated in conjunction with disease stage at the time of diagnosis. METHODS. Data from three geographically distinct populations were used to describe rates of colon carcinoma and the distribution of tumors by age, tumor site, and stage at diagnosis. All colon Carcinoma cases diagnosed within a 3-year period within the areas are included.