Stage, grade and morphology of tumours of the colon and rectum recorded in the Oxford Cancer Registry, 1995-2003.
Data on stage, grade and morphology of 12,761 colorectal cancers registered between 1995 and 2003 by Oxford Cancer Registry are reviewed. Dukes stage is recorded for 81% of colon cancers and for 69% of rectal cancers. Incomplete registry data and changing recording practices may affect future evaluation of bowel cancer screening.
Green
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J
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Richard Doll Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK. jane.green@ceu.ox.ac.uk
Watson
J
J
Roche
M
M
Beral
V
V
Patnick
J
J
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology