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. 2023 Apr 21;120(16):277–283. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0041

Table 3. Age-standardized incidence rates (ASR) of colorectal cancer per 100,000 person-years (old European standard) for 2008 and 2019 by age, sex, and tumor characteristics in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Younger patients Older patients
Males Females Males Females
2008 2019 2008 2019 2008 2019 2008 2019
Total 13.8 13.9 11.2 10.3 274.1 197.9 175.4 126.3
ICD-O-3 localizations
Proximal colon 2.6 3.4 2.1 1.9 61.3 58.4 50.6 51.2
Distal colon 3.2 3.8 3.1 3.2 69.2 54.6 41.5 28.2
Rectum 6.7 6.2 4.7 4.7 103.4 73.1 53.7 36.9
Overlapping sites of colon 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.8 1.4 0.5
Not otherwise specified 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.4 38.7 11.1 28.1 9.7
Histological groups
Adenocarcinomas 12.2 12.0 9.9 8.9 227.8 176.3 142.5 109.6
Neuroendocrine tumors 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 2.3 3.0 1.5 1.8
Other unspecified malignant neoplasms 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 43.6 17.8 30.9 14.0
Tumor size
T1 1.0 2.0 0.7 1.5 23.3 31.5 13.9 17.3
T2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 29.6 22.0 18.4 13.8
T3 5.2 5.1 4.3 3.5 97.8 68.7 58.4 41.7
T4 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.2 24.0 19.5 19.1 16.8
Unknown 4.8 3.8 3.7 2.9 99.4 56.3 65.7 36.8
Histopathological grading
G1 0.7 2.0 0.3 1.3 10.9 22.6 6.3 12.3
G2 7.9 8.0 6.7 6.4 162.3 124.7 98.7 73.8
G3/4 3.3 2.5 2.7 1.6 47.7 26.9 34.7 23.0
Unknown 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.1 53.1 23.6 35.6 17.2