• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8659-8663
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• 2016

In Nepal, while no population based cancer registry program exists to assess the incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality of cancer, at the national level a number of hospital based cancer registries are cooperating to provide relevant data. Seven major cancer diagnosis and treatment hospitals are involved, including the BP Koirala Memorial Cancer hospital, supported by WHO-Nepal since 2003. The present retrospective analysis of cancer patients of all age groups was conducted to assess the frequencies of different types of cancer presenting from January 1st to December 31st 2012. A total of 7,212 cancer cases were registered, the mean age of the patients being 51.9 years. The most prevalent age group in males was 60-64 yrs (13.6%), while in females it was 50-54 yrs (12.8%). The commonest forms of cancer in males were bronchus and lung (17.6%) followed by stomach (7.3%), larynx (5.2%) and non Hodgkins lymphoma (4.5%). In females, cervix uteri (19.1%) and breast (16.3%), were the top ranking cancer sites followed by bronchus and lung (10.2%), ovary (6.1%) and stomach (3.8%). The present data provide an update of the cancer burden in Nepal and highlight the relatively young age of breast and cervical cancer patients.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.46-58
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 전라북도 지역암등록본부로부터 2001년부터 2010년까지 10년간 수집된 암등록 자료를 토대로 전라북도 지역의 성별, 연령군별, 호발암별 암발생률 비교 분석과 변동 추이를 살펴보았으며, 또한 국제암연구소에서 제시하는 평가 지표를 기반으로 암등록자료의 질적 수준을 평가하였다. 전라북도 지역의 암발생률 통계 및 암등록 자료의 질 관리 지표는 전북지역암센터의 지역암등록본부로부터 수집되었다. 모든 암들에 대한 성별조발생율(CR)과 연령표준화발생률(ASR)의 10년간 추이를 살펴보았으며, 남녀 5대 호발암에 대한 ASR의 10년간 추이를 분석하였다. 또한 전라북도 지역암등록본부의 암등록 자료에 대한 년도별, 성별, 호발암별 질적 수준을 평가하기 위해 충실도와 타당도를 분석하였다. 충실도 평가를 위해 사용된 지표는 사망/발생비(MI%)와 연령별 발생률 곡선이며, 타당도 평가를 위해 사용된 지표는 연령 미상률(UNK%), 현미경적 확진율(MV%) 그리고 사망진단서에서만 확인가능한 환자의 분율(DCO%)이다. 암 발생률의 10년간 변동 추이는 joinpoint 회귀분석 도구를 이용하였으며, 해당 기간에 대한 연평균 암발생 변화율(AAPC)을 측정하였다. 10년간 전라북도 지역에서의 남성 호발암 순위는 위암이 22.2%로 가장 높았으며, 다음으로 폐암 16.6%, 대장암 12.8%, 간암 12.3%, 전립샘암 6.2% 순으로 나타났다. 여성에서는 갑상샘암이 17.8%로 가장 높았고, 위암 14.7%, 유방암 11.6%, 대장암 11.5%, 폐암 7.7% 순으로 나타났다. 10년 동안 모든 암들에 대한 연령표준화발생률(ASR)을 살펴보면 전체적으로 36.5% 증가하였다. 성별에 따른 ASR 증가율을 살펴보면 남성에서는 13.7%, 여성에서는 68% 증가하였다. 성별 호발암의 연간 변동 추이를 살펴보면 남성의 위암, 폐암, 간암 발생률은 각각 연평균 1.8%, 0.8%, 3.2% 감소하는 추세를 보이고 있으나, 대장암과 전립샘암은 각각 4.9%, 15.1% 증가하는 추세를 보였다. 여성에서는 5대 호발암중 유일하게 위암이 연평균 0.6% 감소하는 추세를 보였으나, 유방암, 대장암, 폐암은 각각 연평균 5.6%, 2.7%, 2.2% 증가 추세를 보였고, 특히 갑상샘암은 연평균 29.6%의 급격한 증가 추세를 보였다. 암등록 자료의 질적 수준 평가에서 충실도 평가 지표인 MI%는 남성에서 2001년 39.4%에서 2010년 32.4%로 낮아졌고, 여성의 경우 2001년 32.2%에서 2010년 23.5%로 낮아져 적정한 수준을 유지하였다. 타당도 평가 지표인 UNK%는 전라북도 지역에서 10년간 남녀 모두 0%로 나타났으며, DCO%는 남성에서 2001년 5.6%에서 2010년 1.3%로 낮아졌고, 여성에서는 2001년 6.1%에서 2010년 1.8%로 낮아져 암등록 자료의 정확성이 향상되었다. MV%는 남성의 경우 2001년 76.3%에서 2010년 88.5%로 증가하였고, 여성의 경우 2001년 78.4%에서 2010년 90.8%로 증가하여, 남녀 모두에서 암진단의 정확성이 높아진 것으로 확인되었다. 전라북도의 10년간 암발생률 추이를 분석한 결과 남성보다 여성에서 암발생률이 증가하고 있으며, 특히 남성에서는 대장암과 전립샘암이, 여성에서는 갑상샘암과 유방암이 증가하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 전라북도 지역암등록본부의 암등록 자료의 질관리 수준이 향상되고 있음을 확인하였다. 향후 연구에서는 대도시지역 또는 전라북도와 유사한 다른 지역과의 지역별, 연령별 호발암 및 암발생률 추이를 심층적이고 다각도로 비교 분석하여 향후 국가 차원의 암관리 대책 마련과 암 조기검진사업 추진 등의 보건 정책을 수립하는데 이와 같은 통계 자료가 반영될 수 있도록 해야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8525-8531
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• 2016

Background: Cancer has become a major health problem associated with high mortality worldwide, especially in developing countries. The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence rates of different types of cancer in Sulaymaniyah from January-2006 to January-2014. The data were compared with those reported for other middle east countries. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study depended on data collected from Hiwa hospital cancer registry unit, death records and histopathology reports in all Sulaymaniyah teaching hospitals, using international classification of diseases. Results: A total of 8,031 cases were registered during the eight year period, the annual incidence rate in all age groups rose from 38 to 61.7 cases/100,000 population/year, with averages over 50 in males and 50.7 in females. The male to female ratio in all age groups were 0.98, while in the pediatric age group it was 1.33. The hematological malignancies in all age groups accounted for 20% but in the pediatric group around half of all cancer cases. Pediatric cancers were occluding 7% of total cancers with rates of 10.3 in boys and 8.7 in girls. The commonest malignancies by primary site were leukemia, lymphoma, brain, kidney and bone. In males in all age groups they were lung, leukaemia, lymphoma, colorectal, prostate, bladder, brain, stomach, carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) and skin, while in females they were breast, leukaemia, lymphoma, colorectal, ovary, lung, brain, CUP, and stomach. Most cancers were increased with increasing age except breast cancer where decrease was noted in older ages. High mortality rates were found with leukemia, lung, lymphoma, colorectal, breast and stomach cancers. Conclusions: We here found an increase in annual cancer incidence rates across the period of study, because of increase of cancer with age and higher rates of hematological malignancies. Our study is valuable for Kurdistan and Iraq because it provides more accurate data about the exact patterns of cancer and mortality in our region.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3265-3269
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• 2016

Background: Around half of input data in the global burden of disease cancer collaboration (GBD-CC) and GLOBOCAN projects come from low quality sources, mainly from developing countries. This may lead to loss of precision in estimates. Our question was: Are the absolute values and trends of the GBD-CC and GLOBOCAN estimates for lung cancer (LC) in Iran consistent with available statistics?. Materials and Methods: Incidence and mortality statistics were extracted from national reports (N.IRs & N.MRs) and GBD-CC (GBD-incidence & mortality) and GLOBOCAN databases for 1990-2013 where available. Trends were analyzed and absolute values and annual percentage changes (APCs) were estimated and compared. Incompleteness of case ascertainment at the Iranian national cancer registry and Iranian national civil registration was assessed for better understanding. Results: Trends of N.IRs were significantly rising for males (APC: 19.4; 95% CI: 12.5-26.7) and females (23.2; 16.0-30.8). Trends of GBD-incidence were stable for males (-0.2; -1.5-1.1) and females (-1.0; -2.3-0.4). Absolute N.IRs were less than GBD-incidence steadily except for 2009. Trend of N.MRs was increasing up to 2004, but stable thereafter. Trends of GBD-mortality were also stable. Absolute N.MRs were less than GBD-mortality for years up to 2003 and more than GBD-mortality since 2005. The estimates of GLOBOCAN were more than N.IRs and N.MRs. Conclusions: The GBD-CC and GLOBOCAN values for LC in Iran are underestimates. Generation of data quality indices to present along with country specific estimates is highly recommended.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1719-1729
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• 2021

Objective: Emphysema and small-airway disease are the two major components of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We propose a novel method of quantitative computed tomography (CT) emphysema air-trapping composite (EAtC) mapping to assess each COPD component. We analyzed the potential use of this method for assessing lung function in patients with COPD. Materials and Methods: A total of 584 patients with COPD underwent inspiration and expiration CTs. Using pairwise analysis of inspiration and expiration CTs with non-rigid registration, EAtC mapping classified lung parenchyma into three areas: Normal, functional air trapping (fAT), and emphysema (Emph). We defined fAT as the area with a density change of less than 60 Hounsfield units (HU) between inspiration and expiration CTs among areas with a density less than -856 HU on inspiration CT. The volume fraction of each area was compared with clinical parameters and pulmonary function tests (PFTs). The results were compared with those of parametric response mapping (PRM) analysis. Results: The relative volumes of the EAtC classes differed according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stages (p < 0.001). Each class showed moderate correlations with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV₁) and FEV₁/forced vital capacity (FVC) (r = -0.659-0.674, p < 0.001). Both fAT and Emph were significant predictors of FEV₁ and FEV₁/FVC (R² = 0.352 and 0.488, respectively; p < 0.001). fAT was a significant predictor of mean forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% and residual volume/total vital capacity (R² = 0.264 and 0.233, respectively; p < 0.001), while Emph and age were significant predictors of carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (R² = 0.303; p < 0.001). fAT showed better correlations with PFTs than with small-airway disease on PRM. Conclusion: The proposed quantitative CT EAtC mapping provides comprehensive lung functional information on each disease component of COPD, which may serve as an imaging biomarker of lung function.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.731-736
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• 2015

Background: Little is known about the news coverage of cancer risk factors in Korea. This study aimed to examine how the news media encompasses a wide array of content regarding cancer risk factors and related cancer sites, and investigate whether news coverage of cancer risk factors is congruent with the actual prevalence of the disease. Materials and Methods: A content analysis was conducted on 1,138 news stories covered during a 5-year period between 2008 and 2012. The news stories were selected from nationally representative media in Korea. Information was collected about cancer risk factors and cancer sites. Results: Of various cancer risk factors, occupational and environmental exposures appeared most frequently in the news. Breast cancer was mentioned the most in relation to cancer sites. Breast, cervical, prostate, and skin cancer were overrepresented in the media in comparison to incidence and mortality cases, whereas lung, thyroid, liver, and stomach cancer were underrepresented. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this research is the first investigation dealing with news coverage about cancer risk factors in Korea. The study findings show occupational and environmental exposures are emphasized more than personal lifestyle factors; further, more prevalent cancers in developed countries have greater media coverage, not reflecting the realities of the disease. The findings may help health journalists and other health storytellers to develop effective ways to communicate cancer risk factors.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1371-1376
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• 2012

Background: Economic status is known to be directly or indirectly related to cancer incidence since it affects accessibility to health-related social resources, preventive medical checkups, and lifestyle. This study investigates the relationship between cancer incidence and family income in Korea. Methods:Using the Korean National Health Insurance cancer registration data in 2009, the relationship between their family income class and cancer risk was analyzed. The age-standardized incidence rates of the major cancers were calculated for men and women separately. After adjusting for age, residential area, and number of family members, cancer risks for major cancers according to family income class were estimated using a logistic regression model. Results: In men, the risk of stomach cancer for Income Class 5 (lowest) was 1.12 times (95% CI 1.02-1.23) higher than that of Income Class 1 (highest), for lung cancer 1.61 times (95% CI 1.43-1.81) higher, for liver cancer 1.22 times (95% CI 1.08-1.37) higher, and for rectal cancer 1.37 times higher (95% CI 1.18-1.59). In women, the risk of stomach cancer for Income Class 5 was 1.22 times higher (95% CI 1.08-1.37) than that for Income Class 1, while for cervical cancer it was 2.47 times higher (95% CI 2.08-2.94). In contrast, in men, Income Class 1 showed a higher risk of thyroid cancer and prostate cancer than that of Income Class 5, while, in women the same was the case for thyroid cancer. Conclusions: The results show the relationship between family income and cancer risk differs according to type of cancer.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2023

최근 의학계에서도 딥러닝 기술을 이용한 질병의 치료결과 예측 연구가 활발하다. 그러나, 소규모 환자 데이터와 특정한 딥러닝 알고리즘을 선택·활용, 연구를 진행하여 특정 조건 아래에서 의미 있는 결과를 보여주었다. 본 연구에서는 연구 결과의 일반화를 위하여 환자 대상을 좀 더 확대·세분화하여 80대·90대·100대 남녀 대상으로 폐암 진단 후 사망률 예측 연구 결과를 도출하였다. 건강보험심사평가원의 대규모 진료 정보와 다종의 딥러닝 알고리즘을 제공하는 AutoML을 이용, 80대·90대·100대 남녀의 폐암 진단 후 84개월간의 사망률 예측을 위해 Decision Tree, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, XGBoost, Logistic Regression 등 5개 알고리즘별 모델을 생성하고 이를 통해 예측 성능을 비교하고 사망률에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대한 분석도 추진하였다. 연구 결과, 80대와 90대에서 남성이 여성보다 사망 예측률이 더 높았으며 100대에서는 여성의 사망 예측률이 남성보다 높게 나타났다. 그리고 사망률에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 치료기간으로 분석되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권19호
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• pp.8423-8427
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• 2014

Background: Cancer is the most common cause of death in Thailand, where treatment outcomes and prognosis are poor and mortality rates remain high. This study reports new cancer cases and trends of all cancers registered in Srinagarind Hospital from 1993 to 2012 and also provides a picture of the cancer situation in Northeast Thailand. Materials and Methods: All new cases of cancer registered in the hospital-based cancer registry at Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University during 1993-2012 were included in the study. Results and Conclusions: The number of new cancer cases has gradually increased each year during the last 20 years. The three most common cancers at present in males are liver and bile duct cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer, respectively. In females, liver and bile duct, breast and thyroid cancers are now the most frequent. Interestingly, the number of cases of both liver and bile duct cancer and colorectal cancer in males noticeably increased during the second decade of the study. Additionally, breast cancer greatly increased in the same decade and lung cancer in females climbed into the top five most common cancers. Thyroid cancer has also risen steadily in the last decade. Trends of common cancers are similar to those throughout Thailand.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3113-3118
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• 2012

Introduction: Cancer is the second cause of death in Kuwaiti people after cardiovascular diseases. This study is the first in the country to describe epidemiological measures related to cancer in this population. Methods: Data obtained from the Kuwait cancer registry included all Kuwaiti patients between years 2000-2009. Analyses were conducted using age-specific rates, the age-standardization-direct method, 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), cumulative risk by the age of 74 years, limited-duration prevalence, mortality and forecasting to year 2029. Results: It was noted that the commonest cancer sites were colorectal with an age standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of 16.1/100,000 in males and breast (49.4/100,000) in the female population. The trend of cancer incidence (1974-2009) showed no statistically significant change. First causes of death due to cancer were female breast 8(6.4-9.6)/100,000 and lung (males) 8.1/100,000 (6.6-10.0). The risk of developing cancer by the age of 74 was 13.4% (1/8) and 14.3% (1/7) in males and females respectively, and the risk of dying from cancer in the same age group was 1/17 and 1/23. By the end of 2009, prevalent cases represented 0.52% of the Kuwaiti population. In the year 2029, the total number of cancer cases is expected to reach 1200 cases compared to 889 cases in 2009. Conclusions and recommendations: The most common cancers in Kuwait (breast, colorectal and lung) are largely preventable. Prompt and effective interventional prevention programs that vigorously involve diet, anti-smoking and physical activity for both sexes are urgently required.