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Global, regional, and national lifetime risks of developing and dying from gastrointestinal cancers in 185 countries: a population-based systematic analysis of GLOBOCAN

Shaoming Wang 1, Rongshou Zheng 1, Jiayue Li 1, Hongmei Zeng 1, Li Li 1, Ru Chen 1, Kexin Sun 1, Bingfeng Han 1, Freddie Bray 2, Wenqiang Wei 3, Jie He 4 Affiliations Expand PMID: 38185129 PMCID: PMC10849975 DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00366-7 Abstract Background: Gastrointestinal cancers account for a quarter of the global cancer incidence and a […]

Global variations in lung cancer incidence by histological subtype in 2020: a population-based study

Yanting Zhang 1, Salvatore Vaccarella 2, Eileen Morgan 2, Mengmeng Li 3, Jaione Etxeberria 4, Eric Chokunonga 5, Shyam Shunker Manraj 6, Bakarou Kamate 7, Abidemi Omonisi 8, Freddie Bray 9 Affiliations Expand PMID: 37837979 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00444-8 Abstract Background: Lung cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide, yet the distribution by histological subtype remains unknown. […]

Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries and 25 major cancers in 2018

J Ferlay 1, M Colombet 2, I Soerjomataram 2, T Dyba 3, G Randi 3, M Bettio 3, A Gavin 4, O Visser 5, F Bray 2 Affiliations PMID: 30100160 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.07.005 Abstract Introduction: Europe contains 9% of the world population but has a 25% share of the global cancer burden. Up-to-date cancer statistics in Europe are key to cancer planning. Cancer incidence and mortality estimates for 25 major cancers are presented for the […]

International incidence of childhood cancer, 2001-10: a population-based registry study

Eva Steliarova-Foucher 1, Murielle Colombet 2, Lynn A G Ries 3, Florencia Moreno 4, Anastasia Dolya 2, Freddie Bray 2, Peter Hesseling 5, Hee Young Shin 6, Charles A Stiller 7; IICC-3 contributors Collaborators, Affiliations PMID: 28410997 PMCID: PMC5461370 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30186-9 Erratum in Correction to Lancet Oncol 2017; 18: 719-31. [No authors listed] Lancet Oncol. 2017 Jun;18(6):e301. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30369-8. PMID: 28593856  No abstract available. Abstract Background: Cancer is a major cause of death in children worldwide, and […]

Epidemiology of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Christian C Abnet 1, Melina Arnold 2, Wen-Qiang Wei 3 Affiliations Expand PMID: 28823862 PMCID: PMC5836473 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.08.023 Abstract Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for about 90% of the 456,000 incident esophageal cancers each year. Regions of high incidence include Eastern to Central Asia, along the Rift Valley in East Africa, and into South Africa. There are many causes of […]

Global trends in thyroid cancer incidence and the impact of overdiagnosis

Mengmeng Li 1, Luigino Dal Maso 2, Salvatore Vaccarella 3 Affiliations Expand PMID: 32445733 DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30115-7 Similar articles Worldwide Thyroid-Cancer Epidemic? The Increasing Impact of Overdiagnosis. Vaccarella S, Franceschi S, Bray F, Wild CP, Plummer M, Dal Maso L.N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 18;375(7):614-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1604412.PMID: 27532827 No abstract available. The impact of overdiagnosis on thyroid cancer epidemic in Italy,1998-2012. Dal Maso […]

Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Umberto Capitanio 1, Karim Bensalah 2, Axel Bex 3, Stephen A Boorjian 4, Freddie Bray 5, Jonathan Coleman 6, John L Gore 7, Maxine Sun 8, Christopher Wood 9, Paul Russo 10 Affiliations Expand PMID: 30243799 PMCID: PMC8397918 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.08.036 Abstract Context: Despite the improvement in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) diagnosis and management observed during the last 2 decades, RCC remains one of the most lethal urological malignancies. With the expansion of routine imaging for many […]

Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality

Melina Arnold 1, Mónica S Sierra 1, Mathieu Laversanne 1, Isabelle Soerjomataram 1, Ahmedin Jemal 2, Freddie Bray 1 Affiliations Expand PMID: 26818619 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310912 Abstract Objective: The global burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected to increase by 60% to more than 2.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths by 2030. In this study, we aim to describe the recent CRC incidence and mortality patterns and […]