Table 1.
Cases from Medical Records, Deleted and New Cases in Guangzhou 2010-2014
| Year | Cancer cases from records (a) | Reported cases | Deleted cases | New cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (b)(b/a%) | (c)(c/b%) | (d)(d/b%) | ||
| 2010 | 298,875 | 24,949(8.3) | 2,454(9.9) | 22,495 (90.2) |
| 2011 | 344,569 | 30,325(8.8) | 6,563 (21.6) | 23,762 (78.4) |
| 2012 | 390,996 | 36,896(9.4) | 12,321 (33.4) | 24,575 (66.6) |
| 2013 | 428,315 | 42,388(9.9) | 14,452 (34.1) | 27,936 (65.9) |
| 2014 | 453,498 | 46,636 (10.3) | 17,683 (37.9) | 28,953 (62.1) |
| Total | 1,916,253 | 181,194 (9.5) | 53,473 (29.5) | 127,721 (70.5) |
a, Inpatients records for cancer collected from hospitals that had wards and treated inpatients with cancer, including the hospitals that had not taken part in reporting online yet; b, Cases reported by hospitals online before district and city level deletion; c, Cases deleted by district and city examiners; d, Cases kept as new diagnosis in the respective year