Global Cancer Statistics 2020 : GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries

Abstract

This article provides an update on the global cancer burden using the GLOBOCAN 2020 estimates of cancer incidence and mortality produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Worldwide, an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases (18.1 million excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) and almost 10.0 million cancer deaths (9.9 million excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) occurred in 2020. Female breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases (11.7%), followed by lung (11.4%), colorectal (10.0 %), prostate (7.3%), and stomach (5.6%) cancers. Lung cancer remained the leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 1.8 million deaths (18%), followed by colorectal (9.4%), liver (8.3%), stomach (7.7%), and female breast (6.9%) cancers. Overall incidence was from 2-fold to 3-fold higher in transitioned versus transitioning countries for both sexes, whereas mortality varied

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Autori: Hyuna Sung iD ORCID 0000-0002-8021-5997 (American Cancer Society); Adalberto M. Filho iD ORCID 0000-0002-3655-8482 (Centre international de recherche sur le cancer); Mathieu Laversanne iD ORCID 0000-0002-1568-7218 (American Cancer Society; Centre international de recherche sur le cancer); Jacques Ferlay iD ORCID 0000-0003-4927-6932 (Centre international de recherche sur le cancer); Rebecca L. Siegel iD ORCID 0000-0001-5247-8522 (American Cancer Society; Centre international de recherche sur le cancer); Isabelle Soerjomataram iD ORCID 0000-0002-6017-741X (American Cancer Society; Centre international de recherche sur le cancer); Ahmedin Jemal iD ORCID 0000-0002-0000-4111 (American Cancer Society; Centre international de recherche sur le cancer); Freddie Bray iD ORCID 0000-0002-3248-7787 (Centre international de recherche sur le cancer)
Pubblicato in: CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, vol. 71, n. 3, pp. 209-249
Data di pubblicazione:04/02/2021
Editore:Wiley
Tipo di documento:Articolo
Lingua:inglese
DOI: 10.3322/caac.21660
ISSN:0007-9235, 1542-4863
Accesso aperto: Accesso aperto Gold: rivista ad accesso aperto – CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Citazioni ricevute:108.391
Soggetti:
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (Health Sciences > Medicine > Oncology)
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer (Social Sciences > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Economics and Econometrics)
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy (Health Sciences > Medicine > Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging)
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Riassunto:This article provides an update on the global cancer burden using the GLOBOCAN 2020 estimates of cancer incidence and mortality produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Worldwide, an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases (18.1 million excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) and almost 10.0 million cancer deaths (9.9 million excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) occurred in 2020. Female breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases (11.7%), followed by lung (11.4%), colorectal (10.0 %), prostate (7.3%), and stomach (5.6%) cancers. Lung cancer remained the leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 1.8 million deaths (18%), followed by colorectal (9.4%), liver (8.3%), stomach (7.7%), and female breast (6.9%) cancers. Overall incidence was from 2-fold to 3-fold higher in transitioned versus transitioning countries for both sexes, whereas mortality varied
ISSN:0007-9235
1542-4863
DOI:10.3322/caac.21660