1991 cancer incidence in Seoul, Korea: results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry.
10.3346/jkms.1995.10.2.74
- Author:
Jin Pok KIM
1
;
In Seo PARK
;
Yoon Ok AHN
;
Myung Hee SHIN
;
Don Hee AHN
;
Tae Woong KANG
;
Ung Ring KO
;
Pyong Sahm KU
;
Kwang Yun KIM
;
Kwang Hyun KIM
;
Noe Kyeong KIM
;
Dong Jip KIM
;
Doo Ho KIM
;
Byung Soo KIM
;
Sang Hee KIM
;
Chong Taik PARK
;
Jin Sik MIN
;
Tchan Kyu PARK
;
Bock Hi WOO
;
Hee YOO
;
Sang Woong LEE
;
Sang Jae LEE
;
Kyung Sam CHO
;
Hoong Zae JOO
;
Eui Keun HAM
Author Information
1. Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Age Factors;
Aged;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Human;
Incidence;
Infant;
Korea/epidemiology;
Male;
Middle Age;
Neoplasms/*epidemiology/pathology;
*Registries;
Sex Factors;
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1995;10(2):74-84
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This article presents the results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry, which started in July, 1991 as a population based cancer registry in Seoul, Korea. The completeness and validity of the registered data were evaluated using Mortality/Incidence ratio (M/I ratio), Histologically Verified Cases (HV%), Primary Site Uncertain (PSU%), and Age Unknown (Age UNK%). Owing to the additional active surveillance, the completeness of the data turned out to be fairly acceptable, except for the aged over 75(Mortality/Incidence ratio was over 100%). Eventhough the Seoul cancer registry(SCR) has further way to go in the completeness especially among elderly persons, the validity of SCR data was also acceptable in terms of HV%, PSU%, and Age UNK%. However, PSU% and Age UNK% might need to be further reduced to be comparable with other well established cancer registries. The age standardized incidence rates(ASR) of all cancers between July 1, 1991 and June 30, 1992 were 232.4/100,000 in males and 147.9/100,000 in females. The top five major sites of cancers in Seoul were the stomach, liver, lung, colo-rectum, and bladder in order in males, and the uterine cervix, stomach, breast, colo-rectum, and liver in females. Those 5 cancer sites comprised 68.9% and 64.7% of the total cancer incidence in males and females, respectively.
