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. 2011 Mar;23(1):3–9. doi: 10.1007/s11670-011-0003-9

Table 4. Cancer incidence rate for major cancers in urban and rural areas in 2006.

Rank                             Urban
                                Rural
           Male
          Female
             Male
            Female
Site Incidence rate (1/105) CASR (1/105) Site Incidence rate (1/105) CASR (1/105) Site Incidence rate (1/105) CASR (1/105) Site Incidence rate (1/105) CASR (1/105)
1 Lung 69.96 34.89 Breast 49.08 26.42 Stomach 72.82 47.27 Stomach 34.02 19.75
2 Stomach 40.20 20.49 Lung 35.40 16.01 Esophagus 53.81 34.93 Esophagus 31.17 18.12
3 Liver 36.23 19.38 Colon-rectum 30.21 14.11 Lung 53.44 34.07 Lung 23.41 13.31
4 Colon-
rectum		 35.64 18.01 Stomach 19.34 9.21 Liver 50.62 33.15 Liver 18.52 10.95
5 Esophagus 17.63 9.01 Liver 12.28 5.76 Colon-
rectum		 16.61 10.66 Breast 16.89 10.64
6 Bladder 11.89 5.86 Cervix 10.42 6.04 Nasopharynx 6.15 4.13 Colon-
rectum		 13.76 7.98
7 Prostate 10.89 4.82 Ovary 9.72 5.64 Pancreas 5.43 3.43 Cervix   9.87 6.40
8 Pancreas 8.94 4.47 Uterus 9.49 5.15 Leukemia 5.18 4.24 Uterus   6.15 3.95
9 Kidney 8.50 4.56 Thyroid 9.09 5.79 Brain, CNS 5.10 3.74 Brain, CNS   5.17 3.66
10 Lymphoma 8.34 5.11 Pancreas 7.35 3.22 Lymphoma 4.64 3.28 Pancreas   4.47 2.45