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Review
. 2018 Jan;29(1):e7.
doi: 10.3802/jgo.2018.29.e7.

Epidemiology of gynecologic cancers in China

Xiyi Jiang  1 , Huijuan Tang  1 , Tianhui Chen  1   2
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Review

Epidemiology of gynecologic cancers in China

Xiyi Jiang et al. J Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Cancer has become a major disease burden across the globe. It was estimated that 4.29 million new incident cases and 2.81 million death cases of cancer would occur in 2015 in China, with the age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of 201.1 per 100,000 and age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) of 126.9 per 100,000, respectively. For females, 2 of the top 10 most common types of cancer would be gynecologic cancers, with breast cancer being the most prevalent (268.6 thousand new incident cases) and cervical cancer being the 7th most common cancer (98.9 thousand new incident cases). The incidence and mortality of gynecologic cancers have been constantly increasing in China over last 2 decades, which become a major health concern for women. Survival rates of gynecologic cancers are generally not satisfactory and decrease along with advancing stage, though national data on survival are still not available. It is of great importance to overview on the epidemiology of gynecologic cancers, which may provide scientific clues for strategy-making of prevention and control, and eventually lowering the incidence and mortality rate as well as improving the survival rate in the future.

Keywords: China; Epidemiology; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Incidence; Mortality; Survival.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

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Ten most common cancers in women in 2015 in China (estimated).
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Trends in incidence rates of 4 major gynecologic cancers in China: (A) cervical cancer, (B) endometrial cancer, (C) ovarian cancer, and (D) breast cancer.
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Fig. 3
Five-year relative survival rates of 4 major gynecologic cancers in China.
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