A choice of statistics is available for measuring the impact of cancer on the community. One
should think about the exact purpose of the exercise and what comparisons are required …

Estimates of the worldwide incidence, mortality and prevalence of 26 cancers in the year
2002 are now available in the GLOBOCAN series of the International Agency for Research …

Incidence and mortality statistics are presented in this paper to provide a measure of the
burden of cancer in our society. We provide estimates of the numbers of new cases and …

Cancer is an important public health concern in the United States and around the world. To
provide an up-to-date perspective on the occurrence of cancer, the American Cancer …

Incidence and mortality statistics are presented in this paper to provide a measure of the
burden of cancer on our society. We provide estimates of the numbers of new cases and …

Although the general idea of 'burden'of a disease to a community seems fairly
straightforward, there are multiple dimensions in which it may be expressed, either in terms …

ABSTRACT Every year the American Cancer Society estimates the number of new cancer
cases and deaths expected in the United States in the current year and compiles the most …

Cancer occurs throughout the world; no country, no population is free of it. Cancer does not,
however, occur with the same frequency in all countries; there are wide variations in total …

Time trends in cancer risk have often been summarised by the observation that mortality
from cancers associated with tobacco is increasing rapidly, while mortality from all other …

This paper presents recent estimates of the global cancer burden, in terms of the number of
new cancer cases, and incidence rates, ignoring other measures such as mortality …