With increasing incidence and mortality, cancer is the leading cause of death in China and
is a major public health problem. Because of China's massive population (1.37 billion), …

Background In 2015, the second cycle of the CONCORD programme established global
surveillance of cancer survival as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems and to inform …

Background National Central Cancer Registry of China (NCCRC) updated nationwide cancer
statistics using population-based cancer registry data in 2014 collected from all available …

Background The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together
all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised …

Background: The cancer burden in the United States of America (USA) has decreased
gradually. However, China is experiencing a transition in its cancer profiles, with greater …

Background Public health is a priority for the Chinese Government. Evidence-based decision
making for health at the province level in China, which is home to a fifth of the global …

Background China has experienced a remarkable epidemiological and demographic transition
during the past three decades. Far less is known about this transition at the subnational …

Background From 2003 to 2005, standardised 5-year cancer survival in China was much
lower than in developed countries and varied substantially by geographical area. Monitoring …

Objective The National Central Cancer Registry (NCCR) collected population-based cancer
registration data in 2011 from all cancer registries. National cancer incidence and mortality …

Limited population‐based cancer registry data available in China until now has hampered
efforts to inform cancer control policy. Following extensive efforts to improve the systematic …