Cancer Incidence Statistics

A cancer incidence rate is the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year, usually expressed as the number of cancers per 100,000 population at risk. That is, Incidence rate = (New cancers / Population) × 100,000 The numerator of the incidence rate is the number of new cancers; the denominator is the size of the population. The number…

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