Interpretation of "Cancer Statistics, 2026": Comparative study on cancer epidemiological characteristics and prevention and control effectiveness between China and the United States
- VernacularTitle:《癌症统计数据2026》解读：中美癌症流行病学特征与防控效能对比
- Author:
Changqing DONG
1
;
Huayu HE
1
;
Ye TAO
2
;
Guangliang QIANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
2. Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Thoracic Surgery Ⅱ, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, P. R. China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
disease burden;
mass screening;
mortality-to-incidence ratio;
epidemiological characteristics;
lung cancer;
gastrointestinal cancers;
breast cancer
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2026;33(06):884-893
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
During the critical period of global cancer epidemiological transition, the American Cancer Society (ACS) recently published "Cancer Statistics, 2026" on the projected cancer data in the United States. To objectively evaluate the differences in cancer control systems between China and the United States, we compared the actual data of 2022 from National Cancer Center of China (NCC) with the latest the United States data. The mortality-to-incidence (M/I) ratio was used as the core indicator to evaluate clinical diagnosis and screening efficiency, and the Joinpoint regression trends from the source reports were analyzed. In addition, a sensitivity analysis model was built to adjust for the differences in the proportion of death-certificate-only (DCO) cases and the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on China's 2022 cancer screening data. There is a significant contrast in the epidemiological characteristics of cancer between China and the United States in terms of cancer species composition and overall prognosis, which essentially reflects the differences in the epidemiological history of the two countries. This also suggests that in the future, China's cancer prevention and control strategies should shift towards precise hierarchical management to further narrow the gap in health efficacy.
