Zhylkaidarova, AlmaKaidarova, DilyaraBatyrbekov, KanatShatkovskaya, OxanaBegimbetova, Dinara2021-09-052021-09-052020-05Trends of Colorectal Cancer Prevalence in Kazakhstan Related to Screening Alma Zhylkaidarova, Dilyara Kaidarova, Kanat Batyrbekov, Oxana Shatkovskaya, Dinara Begimbetova Clin Endosc. 2021;54(1):32-37. Published online 2020 May 25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2019.198http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/5737Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the global health problems and is the third leading cause of morbidity and second leading cause of mortality from cancer worldwide [1,2]. In the United States and European countries, the incidence is in the range of 20–40 per 100,000 population. In Asian countries, it varies widely (4.4 in India; 44.5 in Korea per 100,000) [1]. In one study that conducted CRC screening in one of the regions of Kazakhstan [3], the high number of CRC cases detected indicated the need for more screening programs. An increase in the incidence rate of this pathology was observed since 2011, with the introduction of CRC screening; stage-related data indicate the predominance of stages I and II....enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United StatesColonoscopyColorectal cancerHemoccult testKazakhstanScreeningArticle