Colon cancer affects one in 200 people in the south
Staff writer, with CNA
Colon cancer, the leading cause of death among cancer patients in Taiwan for 12 consecutive years, is most prevalent in the south, where one in nearly 200 people has the disease, a study released on Friday by the Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons found.
In 2018, 497 per 100,000 people in Tainan, and Yunlin and Chiayi counties had colon cancer, followed by 467 per 100,000 in Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung, Yilan County, Kinmen and Matsu, and 420 in the area of Kaohsiung, and Pingtung and Penghu counties, according to the study, based on data collected from the National Health Insurance Program.
Colon cancer most prevalent in southern Taiwan: study
12/18/2020 11:18 PM
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Taipei, Dec. 18 (CNA) Colon cancer, the leading cause of death among cancer patients in Taiwan for 12 consecutive years, is most prevalent in southern Taiwan, with one in nearly 200 people suffering from the disease, a study has found.
In 2018, 497 per 100,000 people in southern Taiwan (the Yunlin/Chiayi/Tainan area) suffered from colon cancer, followed by 467 in greater Taipei (the Taipei/New Taipei/Keelung/Yilan/Kinmen/Matsu area) and 420 in the Kaohsiung/Pingtung/Penghu area, the Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (SCRS) said on Friday when publishing the results of a study based on data collected from the National Health Insurance Program.