Prevalence and Distribution of Colorectal Cancer in Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

This descriptive study aimed to investigate the prevalence and distribution of colorectal cancer cases in Chiang Mai province between 2014 and 2018. The sample groups aged 15 years and older undergoing colonoscopy and were diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Data collection was from 43 standard files. Analyzed by descriptive statistics to determine the prevalence and distribution of colonrectal cancer by area. Chi-square test to find the relationship between personal factors and geographical living place and One-way ANOVA to compare the mean age of the population classified by geographical living place. A total of 658 people were male (55%), mean age 65±11.5 years, having diabetes 21.12%, intestinal inflammation 0.46%, smoking history 7%, history of alcohol consumption 8.8%. They had hot family cancer history 98.94% of and died from colorectal cancer 31.46%. The prevalence of colorectal cancer trend from 2014 to 2018 were to increase (2.57, 4.33, 15.66, 21.24 and 27.22 per 100,000 population respectively) but the trend of mortality rates suspected to decrease (1.43, 1.83, 3.43, 3.23 and 2.84 per 100,000 population respectively). In terms of demographic data, the findings revealed that smoking history was statistically significant difference by geographical living place. This study is useful to prevent the disease and to forwardly report their further public health status.