Geschlechtsspezifische Inzidenz und Mortalität
摘要
In Germany, more than 500,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year. Men are more likely to develop and die from cancer than women. Sex differences are particularly evident in some types of cancer, including bronchial and colorectal cancers as well as head and neck tumors. The present analyses include data from the Cancer Registry of Rhineland-Palatinate and nationwide cancer registry data. Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates were calculated using R (RStudio; R Foundation, Vienna, Austria). Rates of bronchial cancer are declining among men but rising among women. For head and neck tumors, rates are declining among men, but remaining stable among women. Smoking is likely to have an influence on these types of cancer. Rates of colorectal cancer are declining among both men and women, and colorectal cancer screening seems to have a positive effect here. Nationwide cancer registry data provide an unbiased view of the cancer incidence in Germany.