Colorectal cancer statistics

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Roughly 95 percent of colorectal cancers are adenocarcinomas. Other kinds of cancer that may occur here include mucinous carinomas and adenosquamous carcinomas.

The Continuous Update Project Panel judged there was convincing evidence that consuming steak, processed meat and alcoholic drinks (men) body fatness, abdominal fatness and adult achieved height increase the chance of colorectal cancer. There is also convincing evidence that exercise and eating meals full of nutritional fibre safeguard from this cancer. Garlic clove, milk and calcium most likely safeguard and consuming alcoholic drinks (women) most likely increase the chance of this cancer.

Preventability estimates using the brand new findings in the Continuous Update Project reveal that about 47% of installments of colorectal cancer within the United kingdom could be avoided when you eat and consuming healthily, being physically active and looking after a proper weight.

The countries using the top 20 greatest incidence of colorectal cancer this year receive within the tables below.

  • Both sexes
  • Men
  • Women
  • Both sexes

    • Republic of Korea had the greatest rate of colorectal cancer, adopted by Slovakia and Hungary.
  • About 54 percent of colorectal cancer cases happened in additional civilized world.
  • The greatest incidence of colorectal cancer is at Oceania and Europe and also the cheapest incidence in Africa and Asia.
  • Rank

    Country

    Age-Standardised Rate per 100,000 (World)

    1

    Korea, Republic of

    45.

    2

    Slovakia

    42.7

    3

    Hungary

    42.3

    4

    Denmark

    40.5

    5

    Holland

    40.2

    6

    Czech Republic

    38.9

    6

    Norwegian

    38.9

    8

    Australia

    38.4

    9

    Nz

    37.3

    10

    Slovenia

    37.

    11

    Belgium

    36.7

    12

    Israel

    35.9

    13

    Canada

    35.2

    14

    Ireland

    34.9

    15

    Italia

    33.9

    16

    Singapore

    33.7

    17

    The country

    33.1

    18

    Croatia

    32.9

    19

    Serbia

    32.6

    20

    Japan

    32.2

    Source: Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Ervik M, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray, F. GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.1, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 11 [Internet]. Lyon, France: Worldwide Agency for Research on Cancer 2014. Offered by: http://globocan.iarc.fr, utilized on 16/01/2015.

    Men

    • Slovakia had the greatest rate of colorectal cancer this year, adopted by Hungary and Republic of Korea.
  • About 53 percent of colorectal cancer cases happened in additional civilized world.
  • The greatest incidence of colorectal cancer is at Oceania and Europe and also the cheapest incidence in Africa and, South America and Caribbean.
  • Rank

    Country

    Age-Standardised Rate per 100,000 (World)

    1

    Slovakia

    61.6

    2

    Hungary

    58.9

    3

    Korea, Republic of

    58.7

    4

    Czech Republic

    54.

    5

    Slovenia

    49.7

    6

    Holland

    47.5

    7

    Denmark

    45.9

    8

    Australia

    45.5

    9

    Belgium

    45.2

    10

    Croatia

    44.2

    11

    The country

    43.9

    12

    Serbia

    43.4

    13

    Ireland

    43.1

    14

    Israel

    43.

    15

    Norwegian

    42.6

    15

    Canada

    42.6

    17

    Japan

    42.1

    17

    Luxemburg

    42.1

    19

    Portugal

    41.8

    20

    Italia

    41.5

    Source: Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Ervik M, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray, F. GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.1, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 11 [Internet]. Lyon, France: Worldwide Agency for Research on Cancer 2014. Offered by: http://globocan.iarc.fr, utilized on 16/01/2015.

    Women

    • Norwegian had the greatest rate of colorectal cancer this year, adopted by Denmark and also the Netherlands.
  • About 55 percent of colorectal cancer cases happened in additional civilized world.
  • The greatest incidence of colorectal cancer was Oceania and Europe and also the cheapest incidence Africa and Asia.
  • Rank

    Country

    Age-Standardised Rate per 100,000 (World)

    1

    Norwegian

    35.8

    2

    Denmark

    35.7

    3

    Holland

    33.9

    4

    Nz

    33.5

    5

    Korea, Republic of

    33.3

    6

    Australia

    32.

    7

    Hungary

    30.5

    8

    Israel

    30.3

    9

    Belgium

    29.5

    10

    Slovakia

    29.3

    11

    Canada

    28.5

    12

    Iceland

    28.2

    13

    Singapore

    28.

    14

    Ireland

    27.7

    15

    Italia

    27.5

    16

    Czech Republic

    27.1

    17

    Slovenia

    27.

    18

    Norway

    26.5

    19

    Barbados

    26.1

    20

    Uruguay

    25.4

    Source: Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Ervik M, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray, F. GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.1, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 11 [Internet]. Lyon, France: Worldwide Agency for Research on Cancer 2014. Offered by: http://globocan.iarc.fr, utilized on 16/01/2015.

    Resourse: http://wcrf.org/int/cancer-details-figures/data-specific-cancers/

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