Table 1.

Estimated cancer incidence (2008): China and the USA, male, all ages (ASRW and proportion per 100,000).

CancerChinaUSAASRW ratio (%)
Number%ASRWNumber%ASRW
Lip, oral cavity104270.61.4158172.17.3-5.2
Nasopharynx223171.42.813520.20.74.0
Other pharynx45150.30.681441.13.9-6.5
Esophagus17586310.822.9129701.75.84.0
Stomach31584319.541.3131891.85.77.3
rectum1254617.716.37927110.634.1-2.1
Liver29296618.137.4151922.07.05.3
Gallbladder114340.71.54501A0.61.9-1.3
Pancreas248411.53.2187712.58.0-2.5
Larynx170771.12.396811.34.4-1.9
Lung35171321.745.911469115.449.5-1.1
Melanoma of skin22810.10.3349494.716.3-54.3
Prostate338022.14.318632025.083.8-19.5
Testis27950.20.480901.15.1-12.8
Kidney212691.32.8346384.616.1-5.8
Bladder426862.65.5512316.921.1-3.8
Brain, nervous system332442.04.3117791.66.3-1.5
Thyroid62860.40.889311.24.6-5.8
Hodgkin lymphoma37400.20.544000.62.6-5.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma192051.22.5354534.816.3-6.5
Multiple myeloma32740.20.4111881.54.8-12.0
Leukemia386352.45.3251793.412.1-2.3