Differential incidence trends of colon and rectal cancers in Hong Kong: an age-period-cohort analysis

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer has been the second most common cancer among men and women in Hong Kong since 2012, but the underlying reasons for this increase remain unclear. We describe the incidence trend for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong to explore its etiology within this population. Me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bo Zhang, Shao-Hua Xie, Ignatius Tak-sun Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
Series:Cancer Communications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-018-0311-2