title: Estimation of trends of morbidity of colorectal cancer in Plovdiv district for the period from 1985 to 1996.
abstract: The present study concerns the incidence rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Plovdiv region (population 1,269,464). The study was carried out over a 12-year period and aimed at establishing the increase rate of this disease. Results show that incidence rate of CRC increased progressively for the mentioned period from 22.14 to 34.98 per 100,000 people and was almost twice as high as that for the country. It is a particularly disturbing fact that the morbidity and mortality rates due to colorectal cancer is rising--2.36 times for 12 years. We propose screening for asymptomatic and high risk patients with considerable results for opportune diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ananoshtev
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Andonov
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tcholakova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stanchev
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nikolova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gerov
mesh_terms: D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors