Cancer incidence in the Falkland Islands.
Cancer incidence in the Falkland Islands, 1989-2000, was compared with rates in England and Wales, from which most Islanders originate. Colon and rectum cancer incidence was significantly raised 1989-93 but greatly reduced after 1994, when colonoscopic screening in high-risk families and sigmoidoscopic screening in the general population were introduced.
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Section of Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, D. Block, Cotswold Rd, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK.
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D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D019432:Falkland Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014852:Wales