Analysis of the status and trends of prostate cancer mortality in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6702.2012.11.010
- VernacularTitle:中国前列腺癌死亡现状及流行趋势分析
- Author:
Sujun HAN
;
Siwei ZHANG
;
Wanqing CHEN
;
Changling LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prostatic neoplasms;
Carcinoma;
Mortality;
Data collection;
China
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
2012;(11):836-839
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status and trends of prostate cancer mortality in China.Methods Prostate cancer data between 1998 and 2008 from the National Cancer Registration Center were collected,including the mortality of prostate cancer,the cumulative probability of dying from prostate cancer of males aged 0-74,composition and age-specific mortality.Comparing and analysing the status and trends of the mortality between urban and rural men.Results In 2008,the mortality of prostate cancer of chinese men was 4.07/100 000,the world's population age-standardized mortality rate was 2.44/100 000.The mortality cumulative risk of males aged 0-74 was 0.18％,accounting for 1.78％ of the mortality of men's malignant tumors.The mortality of urban males was about 2.7 times of that in rural areas.The results of age-specific mortality showed that the mortality of chinese males over the age of 70 ranked lth in the males genitourinary tumor.The average annual growth rate during 1998-2008 was 8.44％.The growth mortality rate of urban men with prostate cancer was higher than in rural areas,it was 2.49/100 000 and 0.96/100 000,but the average annual growth rate was lower than rural males,it was 7.86％ and 8.28％.The proportion of high age group was increased significantly in the age composition of the mortality over time.Conclusions In recent years,the mortality of prostate cancer has showed a obvious growth trend in China.Prostate cancer impacts Chinese men's health seriously.
