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. 2020 May;40(5):205-210.
doi: 10.1002/cac2.12025. Epub 2020 May 2.

Cancer burden of major cancers in China: A need for sustainable actions

Maomao Cao  1 , He Li  1 , Dianqin Sun  1 , Wanqing Chen  1
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Cancer burden of major cancers in China: A need for sustainable actions

Maomao Cao et al. Cancer Commun (Lond). 2020 May.

Abstract

Cancer is still a major health problem in China although numerous efforts have been made for its prevention and control. Findings from this study showed that lung cancer remains the most common type of cancer diagnosed, and was attributed to nearly 30% of all cancer-related deaths. The incidence of the five most common cancers, in China, in 2015, including cancers of the lungs, stomach, colorectum, liver and breast, accounted for almost 60% of all cancers diagnosed. The high cancer burden in China highlights the need for further improvement in health education, professional training and the building up an anti-cancer network for introducing and implementing sustainable actions for cancer control.

Keywords: China; actions; burden; cancer epidemiology; incidence; mortality.

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The percentage of the common cancer types in China, and their corresponding proportion in USA, and GLOBOCAN 2018
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The percentage of the common cancer‐related deaths in China, and their corresponding proportion in USA, and GLOBOCAN 2018
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