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  • Epidemiology of prostate cancer in the Asia-Pacific region

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    Author(s)
    Baade, Peter D
    Youlden, Danny R
    Cramb, Susanna M
    Dunn, Jeff
    Gardiner, Robert A
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Baade, Peter D.
    Dunn, Jeffrey
    Youlden, Danny R.
    Gardiner, Robert A.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    The purpose of this paper was to examine and compare available data on incidence, mortality and survival for countries in the Asia- Pacific region. Incidence data were obtained from GLOBOCAN 2008, other online data sources and individual cancer registries. Country-specific mortality statistics by individual year were sourced from the World Health Organization Statistical Information System Mortality Database. All incidence and mortality rates were directly age-standardised to the Segi World Standard population and joinpoint models were used to assess trends. Data on survival were obtained from country-specific published ...
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    The purpose of this paper was to examine and compare available data on incidence, mortality and survival for countries in the Asia- Pacific region. Incidence data were obtained from GLOBOCAN 2008, other online data sources and individual cancer registries. Country-specific mortality statistics by individual year were sourced from the World Health Organization Statistical Information System Mortality Database. All incidence and mortality rates were directly age-standardised to the Segi World Standard population and joinpoint models were used to assess trends. Data on survival were obtained from country-specific published reports where available. Approximately 14% (122,000) of all prostate cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2008 were within the Asia-Pacific region (10 per 100,000 population), with three out of every four of these prostate cancer cases diagnosed in either Japan (32%), China (28%) or Australia (15%). There were also about 42,000 deaths due to prostate cancer in the Asia-Pacific region (3 per 100,000). For the nine countries with incidence trend data available, eight showed recent significant increases in prostate cancer incidence. In contrast, recent decreases in prostate cancer mortality have been reported for Australia, Japan and New Zealand, but mortality has increased in several other countries. The lack of population-based data across most of the countries in this region limits the ability of researchers to understand and report on the patterns and distribution of this important cancer. Governments and health planners typically require quantitative evidence as a motivation for change. Unless there is a widespread commitment to improve the collection and reporting of data on prostate cancer it is likely that the burden of prostate cancer will continue to increase. Enhancing knowledge transfer between countries where there are differentials in capacity, policy and experience may provide the necessary impetus and opportunity to overcome at least some of the existing barriers.
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    Journal Title
    Prostate Internation
    Volume
    1
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.12954/PI.12014
    Copyright Statement
    © 2013 Asian Pacific Prostate Society (APPS). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
    Clinical Sciences
    Oncology and Carcinogenesis
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/60090
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