Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is one of the important risk factor for colorectal cancer. The incidence of colitic cancer is proportioned to the duration of patient's having ulcerative colitis. Patients with ulcerative colitis have been steeply increasing in Korea since mid-1980. Therefore, it is reasonable to presume patients with colitic cancer to begin to appear in earnest in Korea. Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) performed a nation-wide survey on July to September in 2005 to obtain a whole picture about the current status of colitic cancer in Korea. This review summarises the data and suggests of the need of regular surveillance strategy to detect colitic cancer at an early stage. (Intestinal Research 2006;4:79-82)

• Keywords: Colitic cancer, Ulcerative colitis, Colon cancer, Cumulative incidence