title: Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012.
abstract: Estimates of the worldwide incidence and mortality from 27 major cancers and for all cancers combined for 2012 are now available in the GLOBOCAN series of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. We review the sources and methods used in compiling the national cancer incidence and mortality estimates, and briefly describe the key results by cancer site and in 20 large "areas" of the world. Overall, there were 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million deaths in 2012. The most commonly diagnosed cancers were lung (1.82 million), breast (1.67 million), and colorectal (1.36 million); the most common causes of cancer death were lung cancer (1.6 million deaths), liver cancer (745,000 deaths), and stomach cancer (723,000 deaths).
authors.affiliation: Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferlay
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soerjomataram
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dikshit
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathers
authors.forename: Marise
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rebelo
authors.forename: Donald Maxwell
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: Freddie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: GLOBOCAN; Incidence; cancer; global estimates; mortality