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Epidemiological Patterns of Cancer Incidence in Southern China: Based on 6 Population-based Cancer Registries
- Source :
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15:1471-1475
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2014.
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Abstract
- Background: The epidemiological patterns of cancer incidence have been investigated widely in western countries. Nevertheless, information is quite limited in Jiangxi province, southern China. Materials and Methods: All data were reported by 6 population-based cancer registries in Jiangxi Province. The results were presented as incidence rates of cases by site (ICD-10), sex, crude rate (CR), age-standardized rates (ASRs) and truncated incidence rate (TR) per 100,000 person-years, using the direct method of standardization to the world population. Results: 8,765 new cancer cases were registered in our study during the period 2009-2011. Diagnosis of cancer was based on histopathology in 61.0%, clinical or radiology findings in 4.87% and death certificate only (DCO) in 3.0% of the cases. The median age at diagnosis was 62.0 years (mean, 61; standard deviation, 15). The ASRs were 170.8 per 100,000 for men and 111.2 for women. The ASRs for all invasive cancers from the urban areas (145.7 per 100,000) was higher than that of rural areas (137.1). Incidence rates for lung cancer were higher in rural (35.8) than in urban areas (27.0). Similarly, relatively high rates were observed for stomach cancer in rural (20.1) relative to urban areas (15.5). Conclusions: Our results reveal that the most common cancers were breast and lung in women and lung and liver in men. Interestingly, this study suggested a higher incidence rates for lung and stomach cancer in rural males than in urban population, which may suggest other potential causes, such as over-consumption of smoked meats and high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection, respectively. Public education and the promotion of healthy lifestyles should be actively carried out.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
China
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Meat
Epidemiology
Population
Helicobacter Infections
Age Distribution
International Classification of Diseases
Neoplasms
medicine
Humans
Registries
Sex Distribution
Lung cancer
Stomach cancer
education
Life Style
education.field_of_study
Geography
Helicobacter pylori
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Oncology
Female
Histopathology
Rural area
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15137368
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a9a99680fe4506c7cfcdcdda5872e68e