Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National Cancer Center (NCC) updated nationwide cancer statistics using population-based cancer registry data in 2015.

Methods

501 cancer registries submitted data, among which 368 registries with high quality data were included in analysis. Numbers of nationwide new cancer cases and deaths were estimated using incidence and mortality rates and corresponding national population stratified by area, sex, age group and cancer site. The world Segi's population was applied for the calculation of age-standardized rates.

Results

About 3,929,000 new cancer cases were diagnosed. The crude incidence rate was 285.83/100,000 and the age-standardized incidence rate by world standard population (ASIRW) was 186.39/100,000. ASIRW was higher in urban areas than in rural are

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature