Radiation Oncology/Epidemiology/Worldwide

• Global cancer statistics: 2002 1999

Resources for statistics

• Global Cancer Statistics - published in Ca Cancer J Clin
  • Search for publications
  • GLOBOCAN data, produced by IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer)
  • Latest: PMID 21296855 published 2011 (2008 data)

• Global Cancer Facts & Figures - American Cancer Society
  • Website
  • Latest: 2nd edition (2008 data)

Summary

• In 2002, there were estimated to be 10.9 million new cases of cancer, 6.7 million deaths, and 24.6 million persons living with cancer.

Incidence

• 1st - Lung - 1.35 million (in 2002)
• 2nd - Breast - 1.15 million (in 2002)
• 3rd - Colon and rectum - 1.02 million cases (in 2002)
• 4th - Stomach - 934,000 cases (in 2002)
• 5th - Liver - 626,000 (in 2002)
• 9th - Bladder - 357,000 (in 2002)

Incidence - Women

• 1st - Breast - 1.15 million (in 2002)
• 2nd - Cervix

Deaths

• 1st - Lung - 1.18 million (in 2002)
• 2nd - Stomach - 700,000 (in 2002)
• 3rd - Liver - 598,000 (in 2002)
• 4th - Colon and rectum - 529,000 (in 2002)
• 5th - Breast - 411,000 (in 2002)
• -?- - Bladder - 145,000 (in 2002)

Deaths - Women

• 1st - Breast - 411,000 (in 2002)
• 2nd - Cervix