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work_tkpzrp2tejhdlphbue3jgfbe5y	Chiehwen Ed Hsu	Surveillance of the Colorectal Cancer Disparities Among Demographic Subgroups: A Spatial Analysis	2006.0	8	.pdf	application/pdf	5389	399	58	Methods: The Spatial Scan Statistic was used to assess the standardized mortality ratio, duration and age-adjusted rates of excess Conclusion: Health disparities of colorectal cancer mortality continue to exist in Texas demographic subpopulations. age-adjusted mortality rate for colorectal cancer in Texas actually increased by more than 20%.3 To target prevention and • Health disparities in colorectal cancer mortality continue to exist in Texas demographic subpopulations. age-adjusted mortality rates for colorectal cancer9 (refer to over an extended period of time.10,11,12 Cooper and colleagues8 reported that excess colorectal cancer mortality disproportionally affected certain racial and ethnic groups between 1980 and 1991. study period, there were 37,596 deaths attributable to colorectal cancer, resulting in an age-adjusted rate of 16.5 per public health regions* were identified with an excess colorectal cancer mortality of statistical significance. Fig. 1 Potential excess colorectal cancer mortality in Texas public health regions by population and subgroups, 1990 to 2001.	./cache/work_tkpzrp2tejhdlphbue3jgfbe5y.pdf	./txt/work_tkpzrp2tejhdlphbue3jgfbe5y.txt