Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Selected Countries of Latin America: Age-Period-Cohort Effect.
Thayana Calixto de CarvalhoAnne Karin da Mota BorgesIlce Ferreira da SilvaPublished in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2020)
In Latin America, age effect was observed on incidence rates for colorectal, colon and rectal cancers. Besides, birth cohort effect was identified for recent cohorts in both genders for colorectal, colon and rectal cancers in Cali and Goiânia, and cohort effect for colorectal and colon cancers in both genders in Costa Rica; while in Quito a cohort effect was only observed for rectal cancer among men. Period effect was observed in Goiânia with increased ratio rate in 2003-2007.<br />.