Lung cancer most common in Taiwan
台灣肺癌位居榜首
| Colorectal cancer second on list
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Lung cancer for the second consecutive year leads the list of Taiwan's 10 most common cancers. The Health Promotion Administration released its latest cancer registration report on Thursday revealing that cancer was the most common cancer in Taiwan for 2022. It found the number of new cancer cases increased by over 8,000, accelerating the “cancer clock” by 17 seconds. According to the HPA’s report, there were 130,293 new cancer cases in 2022, an increase of 8,531 from the previous year. The standardized cancer incidence rate was 323.3 cases per 100,000 people, an increase of 16.8 cases compared to 2021. The median age for a cancer diagnosis was 64, the same as 2021. For specific cancers, the median age for diagnosis of lung cancer, skin cancer, and uterine cancer decreased by one year, while the median age for other major cancers remained unchanged. There were 67,299 new cancer cases among men in 2022, with a standardized incidence rate of 342.3 cases per 100,000 people, an increase of 11.5 cases compared to 2021. The top 10 cancers in men were colorectal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, oral cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, skin cancer, leukemia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Among women, there were 62,994 new cancer cases in 2022, with a standardized incidence rate of 311.2 cases per 100,000 people, an increase of 22.8 cases compared to 2021. The most common cancers in women were breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer, uterine cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, cervical cancer, and stomach cancer. Lee Yi-chia (李宜家), director of the HPA Cancer Prevention Division, explained during a briefing Thursday that from 2017 to 2019, the annual number of new cancer cases increased by 4,000 to 5,000 each year, per CNA. However, in 2020, the increase was only 725 cases, and in 2021, there was a decrease for the first time. Lin said that it is speculated that during the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer people went to hospitals for cancer screenings and treatment. As the pandemic subsided and daily life returned to normal, the willingness to seek medical screening increased, leading to a surge in new cancer diagnoses in 2022, said Lin. |
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| Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer | |
| 2024-12-19 |
