Abstract
Objective. To study the colorectal cancer (CRC) behavior in
Cali, Colombia, during the 1963-2012 period using data from
the Population-based Cancer Registry of Cali and the Municipal
Health Secretariat of Cali. Materials and methods. An
ecological time series analysis to study the CRC incidence
(1962-2007) and mortality (1984-2012) rate trends; and a
survival analysis of CRC cases registered in Cali between 1995
and 2004 were conducted. The age-standardized temporal
trend of incidence (I-ASR) and mortality (M-ASR