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. 2015 Mar;6(2):209-15.
doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.12169. Epub 2015 Mar 2.

Epidemiology of lung cancer in China

Wanqing Chen  1 , Rongshou Zheng  1 , Hongmei Zeng  1 , Siwei Zhang  1
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Epidemiology of lung cancer in China

Wanqing Chen et al. Thorac Cancer. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in China. Along with socioeconomic development, environmental problems have intensified and the burden of lung cancer continues to increase.

Methods: In this study, national cancer registry data was used for evaluating incidence, mortality, time trend, and prediction.

Results: In China in 2010, 605 900 patients were diagnosed and 486 600 patients died of lung cancer. Throughout the last three decades, the mortality of lung cancer has dramatically increased, as shown in national death surveys. From 2000 to 2010, age specific incidence of lung cancer increased in most age groups. It is estimated that in 2015, the total number of new cases of lung cancer will reach 733 300.

Conclusions: Lung cancer is a serious disease affecting public health and an effective control strategy is needed in China.

Keywords: Epidemiology; incidence; lung cancer; mortality.

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Figure 1
Age-specific incidence rate of lung cancer in China in 2010 (1/105). formula image, Urban male; formula image, Urban female; formula image, Rural male; formula image, Rural female.
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Figure 2
Age-specific mortality of lung cancer in China in 2010 (1/105). formula image, Urban male; formula image, Urban female; formula image, Rural male; formula image, Rural female.
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Figure 3
Age-specific incidence rates per 100 000 population, China, 2000–2010. (a) Urban male; (b) urban female; (c) rural male; (d) rural female. formula image, 40–49; formula image, 50–59; formula image, 60–69; formula image, 70–79; formula image, 80+.
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Figure 4
Age-specific mortality rates per 100 000 population, China, 2000–2010. formula image, 40–49; formula image, 50–59; formula image, 60–69; formula image, 70–79; formula image, 80+.
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