Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in a diverse urban population with increased colonoscopy screening
Brown J, Asumeng C, Greenwald D, Weissman M, Zauber A, Striplin J, Weng O, List J, Farley S, Winawer S. Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in a diverse urban population with increased colonoscopy screening. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 1280. PMID: 34193094, PMCID: PMC8247120, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11330-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRC mortality ratesAnnual percent changeCRC incidenceMortality rateDiverse urban populationRisk factorsLongitudinal cross-sectional studyCRC risk factorsColorectal cancer incidenceCommunity Health Survey dataColorectal cancer screeningCRC incidence ratesLocal stage diseaseState Cancer RegistryCross-sectional studyHigh mortality rateHealth Survey dataRace/ethnicityCRC burdenStage diseaseCancer RegistryColonoscopy ratesColonoscopy screeningBlack raceCancer screening