Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2015

2020414 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Siwei Zhang · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Kexin Sun · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Rongshou Zheng · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Hongmei Zeng · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Shaoming Wang · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Ru Chen · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Abstract

Cancer has become a major life-threatening disease in China. Disease burdens differed across areas. Disease burdens for esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and liver cancer have decreased, while disease burdens for colorectal cancer, female breast cancer, cervix cancer and thyroid cancer have increased over the last 15 years. National and regional initiative for cancer prevention and control should be prioritized.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the National Cancer Center

Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 2-11

DOI: 10.1016/j.jncc.2020.12.001

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