[Analysis of incidence of major cancers in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, 1999 - 2007].
OBJECTIVE
To examine the epidemiologic characteristics of major cancers in Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province.


METHODS
The cancer registry data 1999 - 2007 of Dafeng were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
Over the 9 years, the crude incidence of cancers was 244.99 persons per 100 thousand and the standard incidence ratio (SIR) was 175.48 persons per 100 thousand. The crude incidence and SIR of cancers of the males was 299.22 persons per 100 thousand and 214.41 persons per 100 thousand respectively, 1.57 and 1.76 times as high as those of the females (190.92 per 100 thousand and 137.34 per 100 thousand respectively). The incidence of cancers increased remarkably since the age group of 509, peaked at the age groups 70 and 80, and decreased remarkably since the age group of 85. Stomach cancer ranked first for incidence among the males while esophageal cancer ranked first for the females.


CONCLUSIONS
The incidence of cancers, especially the lung cancer, shows a trend to increase in both the males and females in Dafeng. Priority should be paid to prevention and treatment of cancers of the digestive and respiratory systems.
Wang
Yin-Cun
YC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Dafeng City, Dafeng 224100, China. dfwyc@126.com
Ming
Heng-Tai
HT
Liu
Ai-Min
AM
Gu
Xiao-Ping
XP
Chen
Juan
J
D017677:Age Distribution; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology