Annual report on status of cancer in China, 2010

Abstract

Objective:Population-based cancer registration data in 2010 were collected,evaluated and analyzed by the National Central Cancer Registry(NCCR) of China.Cancer incident new cases and cancer deaths were estimated.Methods:There were 219 cancer registries submitted cancer incidence and death data in 2010.All data were checked and evaluated on basis of the criteria of data quality from NCCR.Total 145 registries’ data were qualified and accepted for cancer statistics in 2010.Pooled data were stratified by urban/rural,area,sex,age group and cancer site.Cancer incident cases and deaths were estimated using age-specific rates and national population.The top ten common cancers in different groups,proportion and cumulative rate were also calculated.Chinese census in 2000 and Segi’s population were used for age-standardized incidence/ mortality rates.Results:All 145 cancer registries(63 in urban and 82 in rural) covered a total of 158,403,248 population(92,433,739 in urban and 65,969,509 in rural areas).The estimates of new cancer incident cases and cancer deaths were 3,093,039 and 1,956,622 in 2010,respectively.The morphology verified cases(MV%) accounted for 67.11% and 2.99% of incident cases were identified through death certifications only(DCO%) with mortality to incidence ratio(M/I) of 0.61.The crude incidence rate was 235.23/100,000(268.65/100,000 in males,200.21/100,000 in females),age-standardized incidence rates by Chinese standard population(ASIRC,2000) and by world standard population(ASIRW) were 184.58/100,000 and 181.49/100,000 with the cumulative incidence rate(0-74 years old) of 21.11%.The cancer incidence and ASIRC were 256.41/100,000 and 187.53/100,000 in urban areas whereas in rural areas,they were 213.71/100,000 and 181.10/100,000,respectively.The crude cancer mortality in China was 148.81/100,000(186.37/100,000 in males and 109.42/100,000 in females),age-standardized incidence rates by Chinese standard population(ASMRC,2000) and by world standard population(ASMRW) were 113.92/100,000 and 112.86/100,0