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Table 2 and Table 3 list age-specific incidence rates of colorectal cancer in California from 1988-1995 for men and women, respectively, of each of four racial and ethnic groups. Age-specific colorectal cancer incidence rates were highest in black men and lowest in Latino women. For most ages between 45-85, the rank of incidence rates was consistent (black men > white men > Asian men > black women > white women > Latino men > Asian women > Latino women).
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INTRODUCTION
Colorectal cancer will be diagnosed in approximately 131,000 Americans this year, and about 55,000 will die of the disease, making this cancer the second leading cause of death from cancer in this country. Colorectal cancer screening allows the detection of asymptomatic cancers that are more amenable to curative therapy and also allows the removal of adenomas that could subsequently develop into invasive cancer. Colorectal screening programs are proven to reduce the mortality from colorectal cancer. Nearly every case of colon cancer could be prevented if every American were to undergo periodic total colonic evaluation starting at a very young age. Such a program is impractical, however, and working groups of the American Cancer Society and others have published colorectal cancer screening guidelines that balance the medical benefits of screening against its costs.
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Table 2 and Table 3 list age-specific incidence rates of colorectal cancer in California from 1988-1995 for men and women, respectively, of each of four racial and ethnic groups. Age-specific colorectal cancer incidence rates were highest in black men and lowest in Latino women. For most ages between 45-85, the rank of incidence rates was consistent (black men > white men > Asian men > black women > white women > Latino men > Asian women > Latino women).