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    CA publishes the latest global cancer statistics online

    • Last Update: 2015-02-09
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    Source: source positive cell 2015-2-9 on February 4, 2015, CA journal published the full text of 2012 global cancer statistics online Based on GLOBOCAN estimates, in 2012, there were about 141 million new cancer cases in the world, and 8.2 million patients died of cancer 57% of cancer patients and 65% of cancer deaths are from developing countries Over the years, the burden of cancer has gradually shifted to less developed countries, which account for 57% of the world's new cases of cancer and 65% of the world's deaths According to the statistical data of death causes and regional differences, lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in both developed and underdeveloped countries Among female cancer population, lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the primary cause of death in developed countries, but in underdeveloped countries, breast cancer is still the primary cause of cancer death in women Other cancer deaths in developed countries include colorectal cancer in all cancer populations and prostate cancer in men In the underdeveloped countries, liver cancer and gastric cancer in male cancer population and cervical cancer in female cancer population are also the main causes of cancer death Although in developed countries, all cancer incidence rate of men and women is nearly 2 times higher than that of less developed countries, but the mortality rate is only 8% and 15% higher This difference also reflects regional differences in cancer, which may be due to cancer risk factors, screening practices and / or treatment effectiveness The following two figures show the number of new cancer cases and cancer deaths classified by gender and economic development level 1 The number of new cancer cases with different gender and economic development level * skin cancer without non melanoma 2 The number of cancer deaths with different gender and economic development level * skin cancer without non melanoma
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