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Cancer statistics in China, 2015

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Chen, Wanqing, Zheng, Rongshou, Baade, Peter D., Zhang, Siwei, Zeng, Hongmei, Bray, Freddie, Jemal, Ahmedin, Yu, Xue Qin +1 more·2016·CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Abstract

With increasing incidence and mortality, cancer is the leading cause of death in China and is a major public health problem. Because of China's massive population (1.37 billion), previous national incidence and mortality estimates have been limited to small samples of the population using data from the 1990s or based on a specific year. With high‐quality data from an additional number of population‐based registries now available through the National Central Cancer Registry of China, the authors analyzed data from 72 local, population‐based cancer registries (2009‐2011), representing 6.5% of the population, to estimate the number of new cases and cancer deaths for 2015. Data from 22 registries were used for trend analyses (2000‐2011). The results indicated that an estimated 4292,000 new cancer cases and 2814,000 cancer deaths would occur in China in 2015, with lung cancer being the most common incident cancer and the leading cause of cancer death. Stomach, esophageal, and liver cancers were also commonly diagnosed and were identified as leading causes of cancer death. Residents of rural areas had significantly higher age‐standardized (Segi population) incidence and mortality rates for all cancers combined than urban residents (213.6 per 100,000 vs 191.5 per 100,000 for incidence; 149.0 per 100,000 vs 109.5 per 100,000 for mortality, respectively). For all cancers combined, the incidence rates were stable during 2000 through 2011 for males (+0.2% per year; P = .1), whereas they increased significantly (+2.2% per year; P < .05) among females. In contrast, the mortality rates since 2006 have decreased significantly for both males (−1.4% per year; P < .05) and females (−1.1% per year; P < .05). Many of the estimated cancer cases and deaths can be prevented through reducing the prevalence of risk factors, while increasing the effectiveness of clinical care delivery, particularly for those living in rural areas and in disadvantaged populations. CA Cancer J Clin 2016;66:115–132. © 2016 American Cancer Society.

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Authors
Chen, W., Zheng, R., Baade, P. D., Zhang, S., Zeng, H., Bray, F., Jemal, A., Yu, X. Q., & He, J.
Affiliations
  • Deputy Director, National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control National Cancer Center Beijing China
  • Associate Researcher, National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control National Cancer Center Beijing China
  • Cancer Council Queensland (AU)
  • Associate Professor, National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control National Cancer Center Beijing China
  • Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
  • American Cancer Society (US)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Director National Cancer Center Beijing China.
Corresponding author
Chen, Wanqing
Venue
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-01-25
Volume
66
Issue
2
Pages
115-132
ISSN
  • 0007-9235 (ISSN-L)
  • 1542-4863
OpenAlex
W2272984102
Cited by
17,038
References
85
Citations by year
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FWCI
1269.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Health and Family Planning Commission of China
  • Ministry of Science and Technology (2014FY121100)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
Keywords
cancer incidence, cancer mortality, cancer burden estimation, lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, urban-rural differences, cancer incidence trends, population-based cancer registry, cancer prevention, China
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, China, Esophageal Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Liver Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Stomach Neoplasms, Urban Population, Incidence, Prevalence, Survival Rate, Sex Distribution

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