Elephant News Henan Radio and Television reporter Xindi correspondent Chen Yubo
The “2021 Henan Cancer Registration Annual Report” compiled and published by Henan Cancer Center and Henan Cancer Hospital was officially released recently. Data show that lung cancer ranks first in the incidence and mortality of malignant tumors in Henan tumor registration areas in 2018.
Data from the “Annual Report” shows that in 2018, the number of new cases of malignant tumors in Henan Province was 286,000, with an incidence rate of 2.7233/100,000.
The incidence of malignant tumors shows certain age-changing characteristics: the incidence rate is at a low level in the age group of 0-29 years old, and the incidence rate of people over 30 years old is significantly increased, reaching the highest peak in the 85-year-old age group. Looking at different genders, before the age of 60, the incidence of women is higher than that of men, and after the age of 60, it is the opposite, showing the characteristics of men being higher than women.
Different cancer types have different age-changing characteristics. For example, the incidence of lung cancer is relatively stable before the age of 40 and then rises rapidly, reaching a peak in the 85-year-old age group; prostate cancer starts to increase rapidly from the age of 60, and The peak is in the 85-year-old age group; the peak incidence of breast cancer, cervical cancer, and thyroid cancer is around the age of 50.
The top 10 malignant tumors in Henan Province are lung cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer, endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer, accounting for the total incidence of all malignant tumors. of 78.60%. Among the top 10 malignant tumors, digestive system tumors such as gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer and colorectal cancer still occupy the main position, accounting for 39.68% of all malignant tumor cases, and they are the main tumor types affecting the health of residents in Henan Province.
Lung cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men, accounting for 25.18% of all malignant tumors in men; breast cancer ranks first in the incidence of malignant tumors in women, accounting for 17.01% of all malignant tumors in women.
According to the “Annual Report”, the number of deaths from malignant tumors in Henan Province was 168,000, and the death rate was 1.6216/100,000. Mortality rates are higher in males than in females, and lower in urban areas than in rural areas.
Consistent with the incidence, the age-specific mortality rate of malignant tumors gradually increased with increasing age, reaching a peak in the 85-year-old age group. In terms of gender differences, male mortality rates were higher than females in all age groups, both in urban and rural areas.
The top 10 malignant tumors in Henan Province are lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, brain cancer, pancreatic cancer and ovarian cancer, accounting for 84.25% of all deaths . Regardless of male or female, lung cancer is the leading cause of death from malignant tumors, accounting for 24.86% of all deaths.
According to Zhang Jiangong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of Henan Cancer Hospital, according to the unified requirements of the state, tumor registration is carried out in a 3-year cycle, so the annual report released this time is actually obtained by combining the data of tumor registries across Henan in 2018 The statistical indicators of tumor incidence and death in Henan Province basically reflect the prevalence of malignant tumors in the population of Henan Province. It can be seen from the data released in the annual report that the prevention and control of malignant tumors is still severe. Lung cancer, upper gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer are the main cancer types that threaten the health of the population. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the prevention and control measures according to the epidemic characteristics of malignant tumors. control efforts to reduce the burden of malignant tumors.
Zhang Shaokai, director of the Disease Control Office of Henan Cancer Hospital, said that the release of the “Annual Report” can provide basic data for tumor etiology research, formulating health work plans and tumor prevention and control plans, and evaluating and assessing tumor prevention and treatment effects. In the late 1950s, Henan took the lead in carrying out tumor follow-up registration in Linxian area. By the end of 2021, more than 100 districts and counties in the province have established tumor registries, covering about 70% of the province’s population, and a tumor follow-up registration system that reflects the basic information on the incidence and death of malignant tumors in urban and rural residents in Henan has been initially formed.