Breast cancer incidence and mortality in women in China: temporal trends and projections to 2030.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Breast cancer was the most common cancer and the fifth cause of cancer deaths among women in China in 2015. The evaluation of the long-term incidence and mortality trends and the prediction of the future burden of breast cancer could provide valuable information for developing prevention and control strategies.

Methods

The burden of breast cancer in China in 2015 was estimated by using qualified data from 368 cancer registries from the National Central Cancer Registry. Incident cases and deaths in 22 cancer registries were used to assess the time trends from 2000 to 2015. A Bayesian age-period-cohort model was used to project the burden of breast cancer to 2030.

Results

Approximately 303,600 new cases of breast cancer (205,100 from urban areas and 98,500 fro

SUBMITTER: Lei S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8330522 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature