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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ibrahim Jubber 1, Sean Ong 2, Laura Bukavina 3, Peter C Black 4, Eva Compérat 5, Ashish M Kamat 6, Lambertus Kiemeney 7, Nathan Lawrentschuk 8, Seth P Lerner 9, Joshua J Meeks 10, Holger Moch 11, Andrea Necchi 12, Valeria Panebianco 13, Srikala S Sridhar 14, Ariana Znaor 15, James W F Catto 16, Marcus G Cumberbatch 16 Affiliations Expand PMID: 37198015 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.03.029 Abstract Context: Bladder cancer (BC) is common worldwide and poses a significant public health challenge. External risk factors and the wider exposome (totality of exposure from […]

Giorgio Gandaglia 1, Riccardo Leni 2, Freddie Bray 3, Neil Fleshner 4, Stephen J Freedland 5, Adam Kibel 6, Pär Stattin 7, Hendrick Van Poppel 8, Carlo La Vecchia 9 Affiliations Expand PMID: 34716119 DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2021.09.006 Abstract Context: Worldwide, prostate cancer (PCa) represents the second most common solid tumor in men. Objective: To assess the geographical distribution of PCa, epidemiological differences, and the most relevant risk factors for the disease. Evidence acquisition: Estimated incidence, mortality, and prevalence […]

Isabelle Soerjomataram 1, Freddie Bray 2 Affiliations Expand PMID: 34079102 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-021-00514-z Abstract Cancer is currently the first or second most common contributor to premature mortality in most countries of the world. The global number of patients with cancer is expected to rise over the next 50 years owing to the strong influence of demographic changes, such as population ageing […]

MaryBeth B Culp 1, Isabelle Soerjomataram 2, Jason A Efstathiou 3, Freddie Bray 2, Ahmedin Jemal 4 Affiliations Expand PMID: 31493960 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.08.005 Abstract Context: Previous studies have reported significant variation in prostate cancer rates and trends mainly due to differences in detection practices, availability of treatment, and underlying genetic susceptibility. Objective: To assess recent […]