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. 2014 Mar;33(3):159–164. doi: 10.5732/cjc.013.10010

Table 1. Age-standardized incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in the Philippines shows an unexpected decrease in 2008.

Publication Year Age-standardized incidence (per 100,000 population)
Males Females
Ngelangel et al.[6] 1993-1995 6.2 6.2
CI5 Vol. VIII[11] 2002
 Manila 7.2 2.5
 Rizal 5.0 1.9
CI5 Vol. IX[8] 2007 5.8 2.4
GLOBOCAN 2008[5] 2008 1.2 1.2