Comparison of time trends in breast cancer incidence (1973-2002) in Asia, from cancer incidence in five continents, Vols IV-IX.

摘要

We compared time trends of age-standardized rate (ASR) of breast cancer incidence (ICD-10: C50) across 13 selected cancer registries and ethnic/racial groups in Asia. We obtained data published in the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, Vols IV-IX (year at diagnosis: 1973-77, 1978-82, 1983-87, 1988-92, 1993-97 and 1998-2002, respectively) and used the world population for age-standardized. Asia was divided into Eastern Asia (Japan and China), South-Eastern Asia (Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) and South-Central and Western Asia (India, Israel and Kuwait).