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Global Burden of 5 Major Types of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Melina Arnold 1, Christian C Abnet 2, Rachel E Neale 3, Jerome Vignat 4, Edward L Giovannucci 5, Katherine A McGlynn 2, Freddie Bray 4 Affiliations Expand PMID: 32247694 PMCID: PMC8630546 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.02.068 Abstract Background & aims: There were an estimated 4.8 million new cases of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and 3.4 million related deaths, worldwide, in […]

The Global Landscape of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence and Mortality in 2020 and Projections to 2040: New Estimates From GLOBOCAN 2020

Eileen Morgan 1, Isabelle Soerjomataram 2, Harriet Rumgay 2, Helen G Coleman 3, Aaron P Thrift 4, Jérôme Vignat 2, Mathieu Laversanne 2, Jacques Ferlay 2, Melina Arnold 2 Affiliations Expand PMID: 35671803 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.05.054 Abstract Background & aims: The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the burden of esophageal cancer in […]

Cancer registration in China and its role in cancer prevention and control

Wenqiang Wei 1, Hongmei Zeng 1, Rongshou Zheng 1, Siwei Zhang 1, Lan An 1, Ru Chen 1, Shaoming Wang 1, Kexin Sun 1, Tomohiro Matsuda 2, Freddie Bray 3, Jie He 4 Affiliations Expand PMID: 32615118 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30073-5 Abstract Cancer has become a leading cause of death in China, with an increasing burden of […]

Global Burden of Cutaneous Melanoma in 2020 and Projections to 2040

Melina Arnold 1, Deependra Singh 1, Mathieu Laversanne 1, Jerome Vignat 1, Salvatore Vaccarella 1, Filip Meheus 1, Anne E Cust 2 3, Esther de Vries 4, David C Whiteman 5, Freddie Bray 1 Affiliations Expand PMID: 35353115 PMCID: PMC8968696 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.0160 Abstract Importance: Despite many cases being preventable, cutaneous melanoma remains the most serious skin […]

Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods

J Ferlay 1, M Colombet 1, I Soerjomataram 1, C Mathers 2, D M Parkin 3, M Piñeros 1, A Znaor 1, F Bray 1 Affiliations Expand PMID: 30350310 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31937 Abstract Estimates of the worldwide incidence and mortality from 36 cancers and for all cancers combined for the year 2018 are now available in […]

Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma: 2022 Update

Laura Bukavina 1, Karim Bensalah 2, Freddie Bray 3, Maria Carlo 4, Ben Challacombe 5, Jose A Karam 6, Wassim Kassouf 7, Thomas Mitchell 8, Rodolfo Montironi 9, Tim O’Brien 5, Valeria Panebianco 10, Ghislaine Scelo 11, Brian Shuch 12, Hein van Poppel 13, Christopher D Blosser 14, Sarah P Psutka 15 Affiliations Expand PMID: […]

Global Stage Distribution of Breast Cancer at Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Javier David Benitez Fuentes 1 2 3, Eileen Morgan 1, Alicia de Luna Aguilar 2 3, Allini Mafra 1, Richa Shah 1, Francesco Giusti 1 4, Jérôme Vignat 1, Ariana Znaor 1, Carina Musetti 5, Cheng-Har Yip 6 7, Liesbet Van Eycken 1 4, Elima Jedy-Agba 8, Marion Piñeros 1, Isabelle Soerjomataram 1 Affiliations Expand […]

Current and future burden of breast cancer: Global statistics for 2020 and 2040

Melina Arnold 1, Eileen Morgan 2, Harriet Rumgay 1, Allini Mafra 1, Deependra Singh 1, Mathieu Laversanne 1, Jerome Vignat 1, Julie R Gralow 3, Fatima Cardoso 4, Sabine Siesling 5, Isabelle Soerjomataram 1 Affiliations Expand PMID: 36084384 PMCID: PMC9465273 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.08.010 Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, and its burden […]

Global estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2020: a baseline analysis of the WHO Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative

Deependra Singh 1, Jerome Vignat 2, Valentina Lorenzoni 3, Marzieh Eslahi 2, Ophira Ginsburg 4, Beatrice Lauby-Secretan 5, Marc Arbyn 6, Partha Basu 7, Freddie Bray 2, Salvatore Vaccarella 2 Affiliations Expand PMID: 36528031 PMCID: PMC9848409 DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00501-0 Abstract Background: Tracking progress and providing timely evidence is a fundamental step forward for countries to remain aligned […]

Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012

Jacques Ferlay 1, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Rajesh Dikshit, Sultan Eser, Colin Mathers, Marise Rebelo, Donald Maxwell Parkin, David Forman, Freddie Bray Affiliations Expand PMID: 25220842 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29210 Abstract Estimates of the worldwide incidence and mortality from 27 major cancers and for all cancers combined for 2012 are now available in the GLOBOCAN series of the International […]