Objective @#To investigate the
trends in
incidence of malignant
tumors in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province from 2013 to 2019, so as to provide insights into formulation of the malignant
tumor control strategy.@*
Methods@#Data pertaining to the
incidence of malignant
tumors from 2013 to 2019 were captured from the Zhejiang
Chronic Disease Monitoring Information System. Based on the
International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (
ICD-10) and data from the national
population census, the constituent ratio, crude
incidence and
Chinese population-standardized
incidence of malignant
tumors were estimated, and the
trends in
incidence of malignant
tumors were investigated using annual percent change (APC).@*Results@#The annual mean crude
incidence and
Chinese population-standardized
incidence of malignant
tumors were 356.75/105 and 226.97/105, which both appeared an overall tendency towards a rise (APC=5.887% and 4.815%, both P<0.05). The crude
incidence of malignant
tumors appeared a tendency towards a rise among both
men (APC=3.860%, P<0.05) and
women (APC=8.534%, P<0.05) from 2013 to 2019, and the
Chinese population-standardized
incidence of malignant
tumors appeared a tendency towards a rise among
women (APC=8.392%, P<0.05). The largest increase in the crude
incidence of malignant
tumors was seen among
women at ages of 15 to 44 years (APC=11.599%, P<0.05). In addition, the
Chinese population-standardized
incidence of
lung cancer,
colorectal cancer and
thyroid cancer all showed a tendency towards a rise among
men (all P<0.05), and the
Chinese population-standardized
incidence of
lung cancer and
thyroid cancer both appeared a tendency towards a rise among
women (both P<0.05). @*Conclusions@#The
incidence of malignant
tumors showed a tendency towards a rise in Yongkang City from 2013 to 2019, and the
elderly and young
females are high-
risk populations for malignant
tumors.
Lung cancer,
thyroid cancer and
colorectal cancer are
cancers that should be given a high priority.