Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Asian Countries: A Trend Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to evaluate the updated burden and temporal trends of cancer incidence and mortality in Asian countries.

Methodology

The data used in this study were retrieved from the Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents volumes I-XI, and the World Health Organization mortality database. These data were used to calculate the Average Annual Percentage Change (AAPC), with a 95% confidence interval (CI) by joinpoint regression analysis to determine the epidemiological trend in the past decade.

Results

In 2020, the cancer incidence in Asia was 169.1 per 1 00 000, accounting for 49.3% of the global cancer incidence. The most common cancers included lung (13.8%), breast (10.8%) and colorectal (10.6%) cancers. Its mortalit

SUBMITTER: Huang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252010 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature