The aim of this study was to analyze and describe the epidemiological characteristics and trends of colorectal cancer in Sassari Province (Sardinia, Italy), an area with a spontaneous surveillance program for colorectal malignancies, in the period 1992-2010. Data were obtained from the local tumor registry which makes part of a wider registry web, coordinated, today, by the Italian Association for Tumor Registries. The overall number of colorectal cancer cases registered was 4.284. The male-to-female ratio was 1:0.7 and the mean age 68.3 years for males and 69.4 years for females. The standardized incidence rates were 492/100,000 and 31.1/100,000 and the standardized mortality rates 20.4/100,000 and 12.41100,000 for males and females respectively. An increasing trend in the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sassari province was evidenced. Relative survival at 5 years from diagnosis was 48.6% (522% for males and 44.7% for females). A slight increase in mortality rates was observed, as opposed to national figures, probably attributable to the lacking of organized screening strategies in the area.

Colorectal cancer epidemiology in an area with a spontaneous screening program / Palmieri, G; Paliogiannis, Panagiotis; Scognamillo, Fabrizio; Budroni, M; Cesaraccio, R; Pulighe, F; Tanda, F; Trignano, Mario; Cossu, A.. - In: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA. - ISSN 0393-6384. - 29:2(2013), pp. 231-234.

Colorectal cancer epidemiology in an area with a spontaneous screening program

Palmieri G;PALIOGIANNIS, Panagiotis
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SCOGNAMILLO, Fabrizio;Tanda F;TRIGNANO, Mario;Cossu A.
2013-01-01

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze and describe the epidemiological characteristics and trends of colorectal cancer in Sassari Province (Sardinia, Italy), an area with a spontaneous surveillance program for colorectal malignancies, in the period 1992-2010. Data were obtained from the local tumor registry which makes part of a wider registry web, coordinated, today, by the Italian Association for Tumor Registries. The overall number of colorectal cancer cases registered was 4.284. The male-to-female ratio was 1:0.7 and the mean age 68.3 years for males and 69.4 years for females. The standardized incidence rates were 492/100,000 and 31.1/100,000 and the standardized mortality rates 20.4/100,000 and 12.41100,000 for males and females respectively. An increasing trend in the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sassari province was evidenced. Relative survival at 5 years from diagnosis was 48.6% (522% for males and 44.7% for females). A slight increase in mortality rates was observed, as opposed to national figures, probably attributable to the lacking of organized screening strategies in the area.
2013
Colorectal cancer epidemiology in an area with a spontaneous screening program / Palmieri, G; Paliogiannis, Panagiotis; Scognamillo, Fabrizio; Budroni, M; Cesaraccio, R; Pulighe, F; Tanda, F; Trignano, Mario; Cossu, A.. - In: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA. - ISSN 0393-6384. - 29:2(2013), pp. 231-234.
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