Lung Cancer Statistics In Malaysia 2018

The ministry is committed in cancer control and prevention strategies in reducing incidence mortality and improving cancer survival he said in the report s introduction.

Lung cancer statistics in malaysia 2018. According to the latest who data published in 2018 lung cancers deaths in malaysia reached 4 730 or 3 36 of total deaths. The top 25 countries with the highest incidence of lung cancer in 2018 are given in the tables below. Approximately 70 of deaths from cancer occur in low and middle income countries. Increasing population and longer life spans contributes to rise of cancer.

The national cancer registry of malaysia ncr records 21 773 malaysians being diagnosed with cancer but estimates that almost 10 000 cases are unregistered every year. Workshop 2018 on gynecologic oncology was held in the ajou university hospital suwon korea on the 24th to 25th august 2018. Tables 4 page 7 and 5 page 8 provide average annual incidence new diagnoses and death rates for selected cancer types by state. Do cancer incidence and death rates vary by state.

Malaysia cancer organisations and resources latest research publications. Review other causes of death by clicking the links below or choose the full health profile. Principal causes of death. The age adjusted death rate is 19 19 per 100 000 of population ranks malaysia 62 in the world.

Globocan 2018 summary statistic 2018 males females both sexes population 16 526 726 15 515 729 32 042 455 number of new cancer cases 20 619 23 218 43 837 age standardized incidence rate world 134 2 147 2 139 9 risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years 14 2 14 8 14 5 number of cancer deaths 13 937 12 458 26 395. According to the mncr between 2007 and 2011 cancer incidences in malaysia involving males number 86 9 cases per 100 000 people compared to 99 3 cases involving females. There were 2 million new cases in 2018. Lung cancer remains the deadliest form of cancer among males in the world and has overtaken breast cancer as the most fatal cancer among.

Worldwide lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality with 2 1 million new lung cancer cases and 1 8 million deaths predicted in 2018 representing close to 1 in 5 18 4 cancer deaths table 1 fig. Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in men and the third most commonly occurring cancer in women. It is estimated that one in four malaysians 1 4 will develop cancer by 75 years old. The variation by state is largest for lung cancer reflecting historical and recent differences in smoking prevalence.

The continuous update project panel judged there was strong evidence that drinking water containing arsenic and taking high dose beta carotene. Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally and is responsible for an estimated 9 6 million deaths in 2018. In 2017 the per cent of deaths caused by ischaemic heart diseases was 13 9 per cent followed by pneumonia 12 7 cerebrovascular diseases 7 1 transport accidents 4 6 and malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus and lung 2 3.