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Cancer I ncidence in F ive C ontinents: Inclusion criteria, highlights from Volume X and the global status of cancer registration
Author(s) -
Bray F.,
Ferlay J.,
Laversanne M.,
Brewster D.H.,
Gombe Mbalawa C.,
Kohler B.,
Piñeros M.,
SteliarovaFoucher E.,
Swaminathan R.,
Antoni S.,
Soerjomataram I.,
Forman D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.29670
Subject(s) - cancer , incidence (geometry) , cancer registry , medicine , international agency , cancer incidence , population , general partnership , demography , environmental health , political science , physics , sociology , law , optics
Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CI5), a longstanding collaboration between the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the International Association of Cancer Registries, serves as a unique source of cancer incidence data from high‐quality population‐based cancer registries around the world. The recent publication of Volume X comprises cancer incidence data from 290 registries covering 424 populations in 68 countries for the registration period 2003–2007. In this article, we assess the status of population‐based cancer registries worldwide, describe the techniques used in CI5 to evaluate their quality and highlight the notable variation in the incidence rates of selected cancers contained within Volume X of CI5. We also discuss the Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development as an international partnership that aims to reduce the disparities in availability of cancer incidence data for cancer control action, particularly in economically transitioning countries, already experiencing a rapid rise in the number of cancer patients annually.