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. 2013 Feb;29(1):1-4.
doi: 10.3393/ac.2013.29.1.1.

Colorectal cancer epidemic in Korea

Dong-Hyun Kim  1
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Colorectal cancer epidemic in Korea

Dong-Hyun Kim. Ann Coloproctol. 2013 Feb.
No abstract available

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Increment ratio of age-adjusted a mortality rates compared with that of 1983 for major cancers among men and women, 1983-2011, Korea (adapted from Statistics Korea1)). aAge was adjusted to the 2000 population census in Korea.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Trend of the age-adjusted a mortality rate for colorectal cancer by age group in Korea, 1983-2011 (adapted from Statistics Korea1)). aAge was adjusted to the 2000 population census in Korea.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Crude incidence rates for major cancers in Korea, 2010 (adapted from National Cancer Center2)).
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Change of age-adjusted a incidence rates of major cancers in Korea, 1999 to 2010 (adapted from National Cancer Center2)). aAge was adjusted to the 2000 population census in Korea (adapted from Statistics Korea1)). CRC, colorectal cancer.
Fig. 5
Fig. 5
Age-adjusted colorectal cancer incidence rates and mortality rates among Asian countries, 2008 (adapted from International Agency for Research on Cancer3)). ASR, age-standardized incidence rate.
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