A global view on cancer incidence and national levels of the human development index

A new study conducted by researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows a strong positive relationship between overall cancer incidence and the Human Development Index (HDI) level. The report, published in the International Journal of Cancer, assessed cancer incidence for all cancers combined and 27 major types according to national HDI levels. Using GLOBOCAN data for 184 countries, age-standardized incidence rates were assessed by four HDI levels (low, medium, high, and very high).

A global view on cancer incidence and national levels of the human development index
Fidler MM, Soerjomataram I, Bray F
Int J Cancer 139(11):2436–46 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.30382

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