摘要
Objective:ToprovideanoverviewoftheincidenceandmortalityoffemalebreastcancerforcountriesintheAsia-Pacificregion.Methods:Statisticalinformationaboutbreastcancerwasobtainedfrompubliclyavailablecancerregistryandmortalitydatabases(suchasGLOBOCAN),andsupplementedwithdatarequestedfromindividualcancerregistries.Ratesweredirectlyage-standardisedtotheSegiWorldStandardpopulationandtrendswereanalysedusingjoinpointmodels.Results:Breastcancerwasthemostcommontypeofcanceramongfemalesintheregion,accountingfor18%ofallcasesin2012,andwasthefourthmostcommoncauseofcancer-relateddeaths(9%).AlthoughincidenceratesremainmuchhigherinNewZealandandAustralia,rapidrisesinrecentyearswereobservedinseveralAsiancountries.Largeincreasesinbreastcancermortalityratesalsooccurredinmanyareas,particularlyMalaysiaandThailand,incontrasttostabilisingtrendsinHongKongandSingapore,whiledecreaseshavebeenrecordedinAustraliaandNewZealand.Mortalitytrendstendedtobemorefavourableforwomenagedunder50comparedtothosewhowere50yearsorolder.Conclusion:ItisanticipatedthatincidenceratesofbreastcancerindevelopingcountriesthroughouttheAsia-Pacificregionwillcontinuetoincrease.Earlydetectionandaccesstooptimaltreatmentarethekeystoreducingbreastcancerrelatedmortality,butculturalandeconomicobstaclespersist.Consequently,thechallengeistocustomisebreastcancercontrolinitiativestotheparticularneedsofeachcountrytoensurethebestpossibleoutcomes.
出版日期
2014年02月12日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
