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Table 1 Colon cancer in the European Community: world age-standardizedincidence rates [ASR(W)*], time trends: 1983–1987; 1988–1992; 1993–1997.

From: Colon cancer in Luxembourg: a national population-based data report, 1988–1998

Males

83–87

88–92

93–97

 

Females

83–87

88–92

93–97

 

F/Bas Rhin

27.2

30.2

31.3

D/Saarland

19.4

20.4

21.5

D/Saarland

23.7

25.5

27.3

NL/Maastricht

17.1

17.9

19.4

I/Parma

23.0

24.4

27.0

DK/Denmark

19.3

19.9

18.6

IRL/Southern

21.8

24.2

25.3

IRL/Southern

19.7

20.3

18.3

E/Navarra

13.8

19.2

22.1

I/Parma

16.1

17.8

17.9

NL/Maastricht

19.7

21.9

22.1

UK/South Western

15.9

16.2

17.3

UK/South Western

18.2

19.2

22.1

F/Bas Rhin

17.4

18.8

16.9

L/Luxembourg

15.5

20.2

21.9

L/Luxembourg

11.3

14.9

15.0

DK/Denmark

20.3

20.6

20.7

S/Sweden

15.8

15.9

15.0

CH/St.Gall

16.4

16.5

19.7

E/Navarra

9.6

13.0

12.4

S/Sweden

17.5

17.7

17.7

CH/St.Gall

11.7

12.0

12.1

SF/Finland

11.9

12.8

14.5

SF/Finland

10.6

11.6

12.1

CND/Canada

27.8

26.9

25.9

CND/Canada

23.6

21.3

20.0

USA/Seer**, white

31.1

28.1

25.5

USA/Seer**, white

23.6

20.8

19.4

  1. * Cancer incidence in five continents. Vol VI; Vol VII; Vol VIII [20, 21, 22]
  2. ** SEER: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program