Open AccessCancer Incidence Characteristic Evolution Based on the National Cancer Registry in Taiwan
Author(s) -
YuTing Huang,
Yu-Hung Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.228
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1687-8469
pISSN - 1687-8450
DOI - 10.1155/2020/1408793
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , cancer registry , cancer incidence , cancer , cancer prevention , demography , cancer screening , physics , sociology , optics
Taiwan has committed itself to cancer prevention. This study investigates the impact of cancer prevention on cancer incidence in Taiwan.Objective This study describes the secular trends and present status of cancer incidence in Taiwan during the years of 1988 to 2016.Methods Age-standardized incidence rates (ASRs), age-specific incidence, and sex ratios for all cancers were calculated using data from the Taiwan Cancer Registry System for the years 1988 to 2016. Results and Conclusions . ASRs of cancer for males increased from 150.93 per 10 5 individuals in 1988 to 330.03 per 10 5 individuals in 2016, and, for females, they increased from 124.18 per 10 5 individuals in 1988 to 269.5 per 10 5 individuals in 2016. We found that cancer incidence has begun at younger ages and that the rates of cancer incidence are increasing faster. This study shows that the incidence of cancer in males has decreased slightly in recent years, while the incidence of cancer in females has continued to increase. The continuous promotion of health literacy, lifestyle modification, HBV and HPV vaccination, and cancer early screening can improve the effectiveness of cancer prevention.