Table 1.
Cancer incidence rates by anatomic site in women in China, 2008–2012
| Cancer type | Rural areas | Urban areas | ||||
| Number of cases | Crude rate (95% CI) | Age-standardised rate (95% CI) | Number of cases | Crude rate (95% CI) | Age-standardised rate (95% CI) | |
| Lip, oral cavity and pharynx | 850 | 3.7 (3.4 to 3.9) | 2.8 (2.6 to 3.0) | 8329 | 6.2 (6.1 to 6.3) | 4.3 (4.2 to 4.4) |
| Oesophagus | 8408 | 36.2 (35.4 to 36.9) | 26.3 (25.8 to 26.9) | 6034 | 4.5 (4.4 to 4.6) | 2.7 (2.6 to 2.8) |
| Stomach | 8410 | 36.2 (35.4 to 36.9) | 26.5 (25.9 to 27.1) | 22 267 | 16.6 (16.4 to 16.8) | 10.5 (10.4 to 10.7) |
| Small intestine | 162 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | 1818 | 1.4 (1.3 to 1.4) | 0.9 (0.8 to 0.9) |
| Colon, rectum and anus | 4268 | 18.4 (17.8 to 18.9) | 13.5 (13.1 to 13.9) | 47 907 | 35.7 (35.4 to 36.1) | 22.3 (22.1 to 22.5) |
| Liver and biliary passages | 6084 | 26.2 (25.5 to 26.8) | 19.2 (18.8 to 19.7) | 24 268 | 18.1 (17.9 to 18.3) | 11.2 (11.1 to 11.3) |
| Pancreas | 1555 | 6.7 (6.4 to 7.0) | 4.8 (4.6 to 5.0) | 10 067 | 7.5 (7.4 to 7.7) | 4.6 (4.5 to 4.6) |
| Larynx | 81 | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.4) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.3) | 508 | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.4) | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) |
| Lung | 7208 | 31.0 (30.3 to 31.7) | 22.6 (22.0 to 23.1) | 54 148 | 40.4 (40.1 to 40.7) | 25.0 (24.8 to 25.2) |
| Bone | 448 | 1.9 (1.8 to 2.1) | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.7) | 1665 | 1.2 (1.2 to 1.3) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.0) |
| Melanoma of skin | 109 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.4) | 905 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.7) | 0.4 (0.4 to 0.5) |
| Skin, excluding melanoma | 563 | 2.4 (2.2 to 2.6) | 1.7 (1.6 to 1.9) | 5353 | 4.0 (3.9 to 4.1) | 2.4 (2.4 to 2.5) |
| Mesothelioma | 31 | 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) | 0.1 (0.1 to 0.1) | 319 | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) |
| Breast | 6539 | 28.1 (27.4 to 28.8) | 21.5 (21.0 to 22.0) | 80 535 | 60.1 (59.7 to 60.5) | 41.3 (41 to 41.6) |
| Uterus | 5572 | 24 (23.3 to 24.6) | 18.4 (17.9 to 18.8) | 34 763 | 25.9 (25.7 to 26.2) | 18.1 (17.9 to 18.3) |
| Ovary | 1269 | 5.5 (5.2 to 5.8) | 4.2 (4.0 to 4.5) | 12 782 | 9.5 (9.4 to 9.7) | 6.7 (6.6 to 6.8) |
| Other female genital organs | 200 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.0) | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.7) | 2038 | 1.5 (1.5 to 1.6) | 1.0 (1.0 to 1.1) |
| Kidney | 380 | 1.6 (1.5 to 1.8) | 1.3 (1.2 to 1.4) | 5642 | 4.2 (4.1 to 4.3) | 2.8 (2.8 to 2.9) |
| Bladder | 507 | 2.2 (2.0 to 2.4) | 1.6 (1.5 to 1.7) | 5029 | 3.8 (3.6 to 3.9) | 2.3 (2.2 to 2.3) |
| Other urinary organs | 73 | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) | 2271 | 1.7 (1.6 to 1.8) | 1.0 (1.0 to 1.1) |
| Eye | 51 | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.3) | 217 | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.2) |
| Brain and nervous system | 1405 | 6.0 (5.7 to 6.4) | 4.9 (4.6 to 5.1) | 7457 | 5.6 (5.4 to 5.7) | 4.2 (4.1 to 4.3) |
| Thyroid | 999 | 4.3 (4.0 to 4.6) | 3.4 (3.2 to 3.7) | 22 869 | 17.1 (16.8 to 17.3) | 13.0 (12.8 to 13.2) |
| Other endocrine organs | 165 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) | 1229 | 0.9 (0.9 to 1.0) | 0.7 (0.7 to 0.8) |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 42 | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) | 508 | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.4) | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.4) |
| Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | 862 | 3.7 (3.5 to 4.0) | 2.9 (2.7 to 3.1) | 7672 | 5.7 (5.6 to 5.9) | 3.9 (3.8 to 4.0) |
| Multiple myeloma | 185 | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) | 2162 | 1.6 (1.5 to 1.7) | 1.0 (1.0 to 1.1) |
| Lymphoid leukaemia | 1189 | 5.1 (4.8 to 5.4) | 4.6 (4.3 to 4.8) | 6565 | 4.9 (4.8 to 5.0) | 4.2 (4.1 to 4.3) |
| Other and unspecified | 961 | 4.1 (3.9 to 4.4) | 3.2 (3.0 to 3.4) | 13 590 | 10.1 (10.0 to 10.3) | 6.7 (6.6 to 6.8) |
| All sites but skin | 58 013 | 249.5 (247.5 to 251.5) | 186.9 (185.4 to 188.4) | 383 564 | 286.2 (285.3 to 287.1) | 190.9 (190.3 to 191.5) |
| All sites | 58 576 | 251.9 (249.9 to 253.9) | 188.6 (187.1 to 190.2) | 388 917 | 290.2 (289.3 to 291.1) | 193.4 (192.7 to 194) |