BACKGROUND: We aimed to describe incidence and mortality from @entity14 , and temporal trends between 1982 and 2011 in Martinique (French West-Indies). METHODS: This was a descriptive, longitudinal, observational study based on data from the Martinique @entity5 registry. The study included all incident cases of @entity14 between 1982 and 2011. We recorded sociodemographic data and clinical variables (histology, site according to the WHO classification). @entity5 cases were recorded in strict conformity with the international standards. Annual rate of change was calculated, direct standardisation was used for incidence and mortality age standardised rates (ASR). The comparative incidence figure and comparative mortality figure (95% confidence intervals) were calculated. RESULTS: In total, 2530  @entity1 were included in our study; 1243 died. In the period 2007-2011, a considerable increase in incidence was observed, making @entity14 the second leading cause of @entity5 deaths in both sexes (8.9% and 10.5%). In @entity1 , ASR for incidence increased from 9.6/100,000  @entity1 -years in the period 1982-1986 to 27.2/100,000  @entity1 -years in the period 2007-2011, with a notable acceleration of the increase. In @entity1 , ASR increased from 8.4 to 19.8/100,000  @entity1 -years over the same periods. For the latest period 2007-2011, mortality rates were 9.9 and 7.6/100,000  @entity1 -years for @entity1 and for @entity1 respectively. Regardless of the sex, there was a strong increase in the incidence of right @entity694 , which became the most common colorectal site in @entity1 in Martinique. CONCLUSION: Our findings confirm the increase in the incidence of @entity14 that started in the 2000s. Trends observed reflect a salient epidemiological transition of the Caribbean.

Trends in XXXX in the Caribbean: A population-based study in Martinique, 1982-2011.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'Cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'person', 'men'] @entity694 :: ('MESH:D003110', 'Disease') :: ['colon cancer'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer']
@entity14 :: (MESH:D015179,Disease) :: ['colorectal cancer']
