J Korean Med Sci.  1995 Apr;10(2):74-84. 10.3346/jkms.1995.10.2.74.

1991 cancer incidence in Seoul, Korea: results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry

• Kim JP
• Park IS
• Ahn YO
• Shin MH
• Ahn DH
• Kang TW
• Ko UR
• Ku PS
• Kim KY
• Kim KH
• Kim NK
• Kim DJ
• Kim DH
• Kim BS
• Kim SH
• Park CT
• Min JS
• Park TK
• Woo BH
• Yoo H
• Lee SW
• Lee SJ
• Cho KS
• Joo HZ
• Ham EK

• KMID: 644858
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1995.10.2.74

Abstract

This article presents the results of the Implementation Study of the Seoul Cancer Registry, which started in July, 1991 as a population based cancer registry in Seoul, Korea. The completeness and validity of the registered data were evaluated using Mortality/Incidence ratio (M/I ratio), Histologically Verified Cases (HV%), Primary Site Uncertain (PSU%), and Age Unknown (Age UNK%). Owing to the additional active surveillance, the completeness of the data turned out to be fairly acceptable, except for the aged over 75(Mortality/Incidence ratio was over 100%). Eventhough the Seoul cancer registry(SCR) has further way to go in the completeness especially among elderly persons, the validity of SCR data was also acceptable in terms of HV%, PSU%, and Age UNK%. However, PSU% and Age UNK% might need to be further reduced to be comparable with other well established cancer registries. The age standardized incidence rates(ASR) of all cancers between July 1, 1991 and June 30, 1992 were 232.4/100,000 in males and 147.9/100,000 in females. The top five major sites of cancers in Seoul were the stomach, liver, lung, colo-rectum, and bladder in order in males, and the uterine cervix, stomach, breast, colo-rectum, and liver in females. Those 5 cancer sites comprised 68.9% and 64.7% of the total cancer incidence in males and females, respectively.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Human
Incidence
Infant
Korea/epidemiology
Male
Middle Age
Neoplasms/*epidemiology/pathology
*Registries
Sex Factors
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