title: Estimating the incidence of colorectal cancer in South East Asia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) in South East Asia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the evidence from the published literature found through a systematic review in Medline, Embase, and Global Health and from unpublished data on cancer registries, which were sourced from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Incidence rates were summarized by calculating descriptive statistics and meta-analysis estimates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The crude mean incidence of CRC in South East Asia for both sexes was 6.95/100000 population and the incidence increased with age. The crude meta-analysis estimate was 6.12/100000 population (95% confidence interval 5.64-6.60/100000) and the number of new CRC cases for 2000 was 32058 (29544-34573).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rates of CRC in South East Asia were much lower than those reported for high-income countries, but higher than those reported for Sub Saharan Africa.
authors.forename: Inka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kokki
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papana
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Evropi Theodoratou, Centre for Population Health Sciences,College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, E.Theodoratou@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Evropi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Theodoratou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult