Observed cancer incidence in Southwest Korea

Abstract

A review of the 9997 cancers recorded in the Presbyterian Medical Center Cancer Registry at this teaching hospital in Southwest Korea during the 15‐year period from 1963–1977 forms the basis for this study. Gastric cancer was the leading malignant neoplasm in males, comprising 40.5%. Among women, cancer of the uterine cervix (27%) was slightly more common than gastric cancer (25.5%). All cancers with the exception of that arising in the uterine cervix were more common in rural than in urban population groups. The 15‐year period was divided into three‐year segments to detect any change in observed incidence during this period of rapid economic growth. No definite trends could be observed except a mild decrease in the incidence of female gastric cancer. Copyright © 1980 American Cancer Society