Editorial
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2009; 15(47): 5907-5915
Published online Dec 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5907
Table 1 Colorectal cancer incidence in European countries in 2006
ParameterIncidence
Countries with the highest incidence> 70/100 000 men (ASR-E): Hungary (106), Czech Republic (94.4), Slovakia (87.1), Switzerland (79.1), Germany (70.2)
> 45/100 000 women (ASR-E): Switzerland (55.6), Norway (51.2), Hungary (50.6), Denmark (48), Czech Republic (46), Germany (45.1)
Countries with the lowest incidence< 40/100 000 men (ASR-E): Albania (13.6), Greece (31), Bosnia Herzegovina (34.6), Republic of Moldova (38.7), Finland (39.2)
< 26/100 000 women (ASR-E): Greece (21.3), Albania (21.4), Romania (25.1), Spain (25.4)