3. Trends in age-standardized incidence rates for selected cancers and all cancers combined by gender in China, Japan, and South Korea (%).

Sites	China									Japan									South Korea
	Trend 1			Trend 2			Trend 3			Trend 1			Trend 2			Trend 3			Trend 1			Trend 2			Trend 3
	Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC		Years	APC
APC, annual percentage change; APC is calculated using age-standardized incidence data based on the world standard population; *, The APC is significantly different from zero (P<0.05);†, All cancers exclude non-melanoma skin.
Male
All cancers†	1998− 2012	−0.8*								1998− 2002	−1.3*		2002− 2010	1.6*					1999− 2012	1.3*
Lung	1998− 2000	0.8		2000− 2009	−2.5*		2009− 2012	−0.3		1998− 2005	−0.4		2005− 2010	1.3*					1999− 2012	−1.4*
Liver	1998− 2012	−1.9*								1998− 2010	−4.6*								1999− 2012	−2.2*
Stomach	1998− 2000	1.0		2000− 2006	−4.4*		2006− 2012	−2.5*		1998− 2003	−2.7*		2003− 2010	0.8					1999− 2012	−0.3
Esophagus	1998− 2012	−3.8*								1998− 2010	0.8*								1999− 2002	−0.2		2002− 2006	−5.6*		2006− 2012	0.5
Colorectum	1998− 2012	0.7*								1998− 2010	0.5*								1999− 2009	5.8*		2009− 2012	0.3
Prostate	1998− 2002	10.1*		2002− 2012	4.6*					1998− 2010	8.7*								1999− 2012	10.3*
Thyroid	1998− 2000	−7.9		2000− 2008	9.1*		2008− 2012	22.9*		1998− 2002	−2.3		2002− 2010	8.2*					1999− 2001	7.6		2001− 2009	27.9*		2009− 2012	12.9*
Female
All cancers†	1998− 2000	3.1		2000− 2009	0		2009− 2012	2.9		1998− 2003	0.1		2003− 2010	3.1*					1999− 2003	2.2		2003− 2012	5.7*
Lung	1998− 2012	−0.2								1998− 2005	0.5		2005− 2010	3.8*					1999− 2003	−2.9*		2003− 2012	2.4*
Liver	1998− 2012	−2.1*								1998− 2010	−3.3*								1999− 2012	−2.2*
Stomach	1998− 2012	−3.1*								1998− 2003	−3.4*		2003− 2010	0.4					1999− 2012	−0.4
Esophagus	1998− 2012	−6.1*								1998− 2010	2.2*								1999− 2012	−2.5*
Colorectum	1998− 2001	2.0		2001− 2012	−0.6*					1998− 2010	1.1*								1999− 2008	4.4*		2008− 2012	1.5
Breast	1998− 2000	8.3		2000− 2009	1.6*		2009− 2012	4.5*		1998− 2010	4.2*								1999− 2012	5.7*
Thyroid	1998− 2003	3.7*		2003− 2012	12.7*					1998− 2002	−4.2*		2002− 2006	11.2*		2006− 2010	4.2		1999− 2009	23.8*		2009− 2012	10.1