Current Trends in the Incidence and Survival Rate of Urological Cancers in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This descriptive study assessed the current trends in the incidence of urological cancers and patient survival in Korea.

Materials and methods

In this nationwide retrospective observational study based on the data from the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database (KNCIDB), this study analyzed the age-standardized incidence rates (ASRs) and annual percentage changes (APCs) of kidney, bladder, prostate, testicular, and penile cancers as well as cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter between 1999 and 2012. The relative survival rates (RSRs) were calculated for urological cancer patients diagnosed between 1993 and 2012 from the KNCIDB data.

Results

Prostate cancer was diagnosed in 66,812 individuals followed by bladder (41,549) and kidney (36,836) cancers. The over

SUBMITTER: Joung JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512381 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature