Back to Search
Start Over
Recent trends in incidence of five common cancers in 26 European countries since 1988: Analysis of the European Cancer Observatory
- Source :
- European Journal of Cancer, 51(9), 1164-1187. Elsevier Ltd.
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2015.
-
Abstract
- Background: Individual country-and cancer site-specific studies suggest that the age-adjusted incidence of many common cancers has increased in European populations over the past two decades. To quantify the extent of these trends and the recent burden of cancer, here we present a comprehensive overview of trends in population-based incidence of the five common cancers across Europe derived from a new web-based portal of the European cancer registries. Methods: Data on incidence for cancers of the colon and rectum, prostate, breast, corpus uteri and stomach diagnosed from 1988 to 2008 were obtained from the European Cancer Observatory for cancer registries from 26 countries. Annual age-standardised incidence rates and average annual percentage changes were calculated. Results: Incidence of four common cancers in eastern and central European countries (prostate, postmenopausal breast, corpus uteri and colorectum) started to approach levels in northern and western Europe, where rates were already high in the past but levelled off in some countries in recent years. Decreases in stomach cancer incidence were seen in all countries. Discussion: Increasing trends in incidence of the most common cancers, except stomach cancer, are bad news to public health but can largely be explained by well-known changes in society in the past decades. Thus, current and future efforts in primary cancer prevention should not only remain focussed on the further reduction of smoking but engage in the long-term efforts to retain healthy lifestyles, especially avoiding excess weight through balanced diets and regular physical exercise. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Subjects :
- Male
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Population
Breast Neoplasms
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Public health surveillance
Stomach Neoplasms
Neoplasms
medicine
Humans
Registries
Sex Ratio
education
Stomach cancer
Gynecology
education.field_of_study
Rectal Neoplasms
business.industry
Incidence
Incidence (epidemiology)
Public health
Age Factors
Prostatic Neoplasms
Cancer
medicine.disease
Cancer registry
Europe
Oncology
Colonic Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Female
business
Demography
Corpus Uteri
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09598049
- Volume :
- 51
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Cancer
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c5ae3c4c1878e8cb38f1f804255ec3b5