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Newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2010
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Newly diagnosed cancer cases and cancer deaths in 2010 There were 20,887 newly diagnosed cancer cases (ICD‑10 codes C00-C97, excluding skin cancer, C44) 11,203 males and 9,684 females. The incidence rate was of 472.8/100,000; 525.5/100,000 for males and 423.6/100,000 for females. In 2010, there were 13,482 cancer deaths (7,751 males and 5,731 females). Total cancer mortality rate was 305.2/100,000 (363.6/100,000 for males and 250.7/100,000 for females). Most common cancer sites in 2010 The five most common cancer sites making up 57% of new male cancer cases involved the trachea, bronchus and lungs (18%), prostate (16%), colon (9%), rectum, rectosigmoid and anus (7%) and urinary bladder (7%). In females, the five most common cancer sites, namely the breast (26%), colon (8%), trachea, bronchus and lungs (7%), uterine body (7%) and ovary, fallopian tube and adnexa (5%), accounted for 53% of new cancer cases in females. Combined, colon, rectum, rectosigmoid and anal cancers represented 16% of the male and 13% of the female cancer incidence. Cancer incidence and mortality trends in Croatia (Croatian Medical Journal, April 2012)
NEW CANCER CASES AND MOST COMMON CANCER SITES BY SEX IN 2010
Newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2010
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