title: Colorectal cancer incidence in 5 Asian countries by subsite: An analysis of Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (1998-2007).
abstract: Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Asia. However, the trends in colorectal cancer incidence by subsite have not been analyzed across Asian countries. We used the most recent, high quality data from 6 cancer registries for two 5-year periods, 1998-2002 and 2003-2007, from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents to estimate colorectal cancer incidence by subsite in 5 Asian countries. Cases with overlapping lesions or otherwise unspecified colon cancer were re-distributed as proximal or distal colon cancer. Age-standardized incidence rates (ASRs) per 100,000 population and incidence rate ratios from 1998 to 2002 to 2003-2007 were calculated for each subsite. For 2003-2007, men in Miyagi, Japan, had the highest ASR for cancer in the proximal colon, distal colon and rectum. Men of Jewish ancestry in Israel had a high ASR for proximal and distal colon cancer, but the lowest ASR for rectal cancer. The proportion of rectal cancer was highest among Korean men (51.39%) and lowest among Israeli women (26.6%). From 1998-2002 to 2003-2007, rectal cancer incidence did not significantly change in most registries, except for men in Miyagi, Japan, and both sexes in Korea. However, during the same period cancer incidence in the proximal and distal colon increased in most registries. In conclusion, there was substantial variation in subsite distributions of colorectal cancer in Asian registries and increases in overall incidence of colorectal cancer could be attributed to increases in colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeongtaek
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Cancer Registration Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu-Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion, Division of NCD and Health through the Life-Course, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Hai-Rim
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: shinaesun@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Aesun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Cancer; Distal colon; Incidence; Proximal colon; Rectum