Table 2.
National and regional trends and changes in the incidences of cancers among Korean women
| Cancer | National incidences (cases per 100,000 persons) |
Regional incidences (cases per 100,000 persons) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2013 |
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| 1999-2003 | 2004-2008 | 2009-2013 | Min | Median | Max | Absolute differencea) | Relative differenceb) | |
| Thyroid | 16.7 | 55.2 | 110.6 | 44.6 | 106.8 | 185.1 | 140.5 | 4.2 |
| Breast | 28.2 | 39.0 | 49.5 | 24.6 | 46.9 | 65.1 | 40.5 | 2.6 |
| Colorectum | 18.8 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 16.6 | 27.3 | 39.3 | 22.7 | 2.4 |
| Stomach | 27.8 | 27.3 | 26.3 | 15.2 | 26.4 | 44.4 | 29.2 | 2.9 |
| Lung | 12.9 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 23.1 | 15.5 | 3.0 |
| Liver | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 21.1 | 17.0 | 5.1 |
| Gallbladder and biliary tract | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
Min, minimum; Max, maximum.
a)
Absolute difference between maximum and minimum incidence among regions,
b)
Relative difference between maximum and minimum incidence among regions.