11,100 people are diagnosed with cancer every day!

Recently, the National Cancer Center published the latest cancer report in China in the Journal of the National Cancer Center (JNCC)
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The report estimates that on average, more than 11,100 people are diagnosed with new cancers every day in China, and nearly 6,600 people die from cancer
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Data show that in 2016, there were about 4.

That is, more than 11,100 people are diagnosed with new cancers every day, and nearly 6,600 people are unfortunately killed by cancer every day
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From the perspective of disease types, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer and female breast cancer are five common cancers, accounting for 57.
4% of the total new cases
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Figure 2016 Sex-disaggregated cancer incidence and mortality in China

Lung, liver, stomach, colorectal, and esophageal cancers were the five causes of cancer deaths, accounting for 69.

From an age perspective, both cancer incidence and mortality increase with age
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Leukemia, brain tumor, lymphoma, liver cancer and bone cancer are the five deadly cancers in children and adolescents under the age of 14
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The overall number of new cases and deaths from malignancies in 2016 was higher than in previous years
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With China's social and economic development, increased life expectancy, and aging population structure, considering that aging is a well-established risk factor for malignant tumors, the increased burden of malignant tumors in China may be related in part to the population increase over the past few decades

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Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2016.