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Review
. 2004 Apr-Jun;5(2):96-117.

Cancer burden and trends in the Asian Pacific Rim region

Binh H Yang  1 , D Maxwell Parkin, Lin Cai, Zuo Feng Zhang
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Review

Cancer burden and trends in the Asian Pacific Rim region

Binh H Yang et al. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2004 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

This paper describes the current cancer burden and time trends, discusses dominant risk factors and prevention and control strategies, and makes future projections for the top eight cancers (stomach, lung, liver, colon/rectum, esophagus, breast, cervix, and leukemia) in the Asian Pacific Rim region. The future cancer trends through to the year 2050 are projected based on population dynamics, including population growth and ageing. In 2000, the Asian Pacific Rim had over 3 million new cancer cases, over 2 million cancer deaths, and 5.4 million people living with cancer. In 2050, 7.8 million new cancer cases and 5.7 million deaths from cancer are projected. The current cancer burden and the future projection provide facts that cancer is and will be a very serious public health problem in the Asian Pacific Rim region and will assist public health officers and cancer researchers in the design and establishment of public health policies, prioritization of future research, and application of current knowledge in the prevention and control of cancer.

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Number of New Cases (in thousands) for the 10 most Common Cancers, 2000
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Number of Deaths (in thousands) for the 10 most Common Cancers, 2000
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Five-year Prevalence (in thousands) for the 10 most Prevalent Cancers, 2000
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Age-standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) for All Cancer Sites by Pacific Rim Region, 2000
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Age-standardized Mortality Rates (per 100,000) for All Cancer Sites by Pacific Rim Region, 2000
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Incidence of Stomach Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Males (all ages)
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Incidence of Stomach Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Stomach Cancer Incidence Trends by Sex
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Incidence of Lung Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Males (all ages)
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Incidence of Lung Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Lung Cancer Incidence Trends by Sex
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Incidence of Liver Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Males (all ages)
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Incidence of Liver Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Liver Cancer Incidence Trends by Sex
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Incidence of Colorectal Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Males (all ages)
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Incidence of Colorectal Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Colorectal Cancer Incidence Trends by Sex
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Incidence of Esophageal Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (Pacific Rim, per 100,000) - Males (all ages)
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Incidence of Esophageal Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (Pacific Rim, per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Esophageal Cancer Incidence Trends by Sex
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Incidence of Breast Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (Pacific Rim, per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Female Breast Cancer Incidence Trends
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Incidence of Cervical Cancer: Age-standardized Rates (Pacific Rim, per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Cervical Cancer Incidence Trends
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Incidence of Leukemia: Age-standardized Rates (Pacific Rim, per 100,000) - Males (all ages)
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Incidence of Leukemia: Age-standardized Rates (Pacific Rim, per 100,000) - Females (all ages)
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Leukemia Incidence Trends by Sex
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Projected Population Pyramids of the Pacific Rim in 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2050
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