Trends in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Singapore: Epidemiological Study of a Multiethnic Population
The rise in the incidence of rectal cancer among young adults, especially among Chinese and Malays, in Singapore highlights the need for further research to diagnose CRC earlier and reduce cancer-related morbidity and mortality.
Authors
- Emile Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0771-5063)
- Adeline Seow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-7673)
- Brenda Tay
- Sze Huey Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-7379)
- Isaac Seow‐En (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-6812)
- Lionel Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-7099)
- Siqin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1895-4916)
- Evelyn Yi Ting Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-1261)
- Ker‐Kan Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0410-0450)
- Yi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1934-9926)
- Bee Huat Tan
- Qingqing Dawn Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-6722)
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Singapore General Hospital (SG)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- National Cancer Centre Singapore (SG)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/62835
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57