The Korea Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2009 Dec;24(6):995-1003. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.995. Epub 2009 Nov 7.
Cancer has been the most common cause of death in Korea since 1983 and is a major public health concern. This paper overviews the nationwide cancer statistics, including incidence, mortality, and survival rates, and their trends in Korea. In 2005, 142,610 new cancer cases and 65,117 cancer deaths occurred in Korea. The incidence rate for all cancer combined increased by 2.6% annually from 1999 to 2005. Significant increases have occurred in the incidence of colorectal, thyroid, female breast, and prostate cancers. The number of cancer deaths has increased over the past two decades, due mostly to population aging, while the age-standardized mortality rates have decreased in both men and women since 2002. Notable improvement has been observed in the 5-yr relative survival rates for most major cancers and for all cancer combined, with the exception of pancreatic cancer. The nationwide cancer statistics in this paper will provide essential data for evidence-based decisions in the national cancer control program in Korea.
自 1983 年以来，癌症一直是韩国最常见的死亡原因，也是一个主要的公共卫生关注点。本文综述了韩国全国癌症统计数据，包括发病率、死亡率和生存率及其趋势。2005 年，韩国有 142610 例新癌症病例和 65117 例癌症死亡。1999 年至 2005 年期间，所有癌症的发病率每年增加 2.6%。结直肠癌、甲状腺癌、女性乳腺癌和前列腺癌的发病率显著上升。由于人口老龄化，过去二十年癌症死亡人数一直在增加，而自 2002 年以来，男性和女性的年龄标准化死亡率都有所下降。除胰腺癌外，大多数主要癌症和所有癌症的 5 年相对生存率都有显著提高。本文中的全国癌症统计数据将为韩国国家癌症控制计划中的循证决策提供重要数据。
