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Cancer in Asia - Incidence rates based on data in cancer incidence in five continents IX (1998-2002).
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Cancer CasesEpidemiologyCancer EpidemiologyCervical CancerMedicineGlobal HealthContinents IxCancer RegistriesEpidemiology Of CancerIncidence RatesCancer IncidenceBreast CancerCancer RegistrationPublic HealthOncologyCancer ResearchContinents Volume Ix
Data from 44 cancer registries in 15 countries in Asia were published in Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Volume IX (CI5 IX). These and findings from 3 other registries were here analysed to provide an overview on the incidence and characteristics of specific cancers by country/region in Asia. Using the collected database, the annual number of cancer cases and the corresponding population numbers divided into six age groups (0-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and more) were extracted and used for incidence estimation. The incidence rates of cancer across Asia vary greatly, with approximately three fold differences in both males and females.