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The prevalence of colorectal adenomas in asymptomatic Korean men and women

Yang MH 1 , Rampal S , Sung J , Choi YH , Son HJ , Lee JH Show all authors , Kim YH , Chang DK , Rhee PL , Rhee JC , Guallar E , Cho J

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  • 1 Authors' Affiliations: Center for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Center; Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; and Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Julius Centre University of Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2014 Mar;23(3):499-507.
PMID: 24443404 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0682

Abstract

Colorectal cancer incidence is rapidly rising in many Asian countries, with rates approaching those of Western countries. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and trends of colorectal adenomas by age, sex, and risk strata in asymptomatic Koreans.

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