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The incidence of gastro-intestinal cancer in North Baden (West Germany) 1971–1977

Das Vorkommen von gastrointestinalem Krebs in Nordbaden (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) zwischen 1971 und 1977

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Summary

The incidences of the cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, and rectum for the years 1971–1977 in the regional district of North Baden, Federal Republic of Germany are presented and their relation to environmental factors are discussed briefly. The age specific incidence as well as the age standardized incidence and the sex ratios show remarkable differences due to the specific tumor localizations. The colon cancer incidence in the female population increases steeply during the period considered. The risk of developing rectal cancer also increases. The results of the pathoanatomic registry are well comparable with the data from clinical registries.

Zusammenfassung

Es wurde die Inzidenz bösartiger Tumoren des Ösophagus, des Magens, des Dünndarms, des Kolons und des Rektums der Jahre 1971 bis 1977 im Regierungsbezirk Nordbaden, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, bestimmt. Die Relation der Inzidenzen zu den Ernährungsgewohnheiten der Bevölkerung wird kurz diskutiert. Sowohl die Altersverteilung der Inzidenzen als auch die altersstandardisierte Inzidenz und die Geschlechterverhältnisse zeigen deutliche Unterschiede der einzelnen Tumorlokalisationen. Die Inzidenz des Kolonkrebses steigt über den betrachteten Zeitraum besonders bei Frauen stark. Auch das Risiko, an Rektumtumoren zu erkranken, hat sich in den 7 Jahren erhöht. Die Ergebnisse des auf patho-anatomischer Basis arbeitenden Registers sind mit denen klinischer Register gut vergleichbar.

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  1. Department of Documentation, Historic and Social Pathology (Prof. Dr. W. Jacob) of the Institute of Pathology (Prof. Dr. W. Doerr), the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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In cooperation with the Institutes of Pathology of the Communal Hospitals of Mannheim (Prof. Dr. U. Bleyl), Pforzheim (Prof. Dr. B. Diezel), Karlsruhe (Prof. Dr. W. Gusek), Heilbronn (Dr. P. Holch), and the Institute of Patho-Anatomical Examinations (Dr. H. Wolfmüller) Federal Republic of Germany

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Kayser, K., Burkhardt, H.U. The incidence of gastro-intestinal cancer in North Baden (West Germany) 1971–1977. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 93, 301–321 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00964587

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