Epidemiological Characteristics of Cancer in Elderly Chinese
Joint Authors
Wan, Xia
Dai, Zhen
Zou, Xiao Nong
Yang, Gong Huan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Population of elder Chinese has been increasing, but the pattern and trend of cancer in that population was rarely reported.
Methods.
Mortality rates for cancer of all sites and of the site specific of the overall and elderly Chinese from 2004 to 2005 were estimated.
The age structure of world population was used to observe the changes in the age-standardized mortality rates from 1975 to 2005 using the data from the national death surveys, Disease Surveillance Points, and cancer registries in China.
Results.
The mortalities among the elderly Chinese were 782.12 per 100,000, substantially higher than those of the people less than 60 years old.
The mortalities for cancers of lung, stomach, liver, and esophagus in elderly population showed great increase compared to younger ages.
Stomach cancer ranked as the second most common cancer following lung cancer in the elderly, and those two malignancies had similar mortality rates in male elderly, while in female, it ranked as first, surpassed lung cancer.
Consistent decreased trends of M/I ratios of cancer were observed in all age groups.
Conclusion.
Strategies in cancer prevention and cost-effective preventive intervention should be highly considered and strongly implemented among the elderly Chinese.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zou, Xiao Nong& Wan, Xia& Dai, Zhen& Yang, Gong Huan. 2012. Epidemiological Characteristics of Cancer in Elderly Chinese. ISRN Oncology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zou, Xiao Nong…[et al.]. Epidemiological Characteristics of Cancer in Elderly Chinese. ISRN Oncology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zou, Xiao Nong& Wan, Xia& Dai, Zhen& Yang, Gong Huan. Epidemiological Characteristics of Cancer in Elderly Chinese. ISRN Oncology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467618