South Korea - Annual Report of Cancer Statistics in Korea in 2008
General Info
Original or alternative title
국가암등록사업 연례 보고서 (2008년 암등록통계)
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2008 - December, 2008
Series or system
Data type
Disease registry:
Subnationally representative
Summary
The National Cancer Registration Annual Report 2008 provides statistics on cancer incidence, survival, and prevalence. Data is collected from the hospital-based Korean Central Cancer Registry (KCCR), 11 population-based cancer registries, and site-specific cancer registries. The report also utilizes data from death certificates.
Tabulations in the report include cancer incidence numbers and rates by site, sex, and 5-year age groups at the national and regional levels, prevalence numbers and rates, and relative survival by site and sex.
Keywords
Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Death certificates, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, ICD-10, ICD-O-3, Incidence, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Melanoma, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Population, Prevalence, Prostate cancer, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Survival, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
Citation
Publisher
Publication year
2010
Suggested citation
Korea Central Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea). Annual Report of Cancer Statistics in Korea in 2008. Goyang-si, South Korea: National Cancer Center (South Korea), 2010.