Regional disparities in major cancer incidence in Korea, 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigated regional disparities in the incidence of 8 major cancers at the municipal level in Korea during 1999-2018 and evaluated the presence or absence of hot spots of cancer clusters during 2014-2018.

Methods

The Korea National Cancer Incidence Database was used. Age-standardized incidence rates were calculated by gender and region at the municipal level for 4 periods of 5 years and 8 cancer types. Regional disparities were calculated as both absolute and relative measures. The possibility of clusters was examined using global Moran's I with a spatial weight matrix based on adjacency or distance.

Results

Regional disparities varied depending on cancer type and gender during the 20-year study period. For men, the regional disparities of stom

SUBMITTER: Park EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10867526 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature