Radiation Oncology/Epidemiolgy/Cancer Death in Taiwan


 * Cancer Death (2016) in Taiwan:
 * 47,760 deaths due to cancer, which accounted for 27.7% of total deaths
 * Crude death rate: 203.1 deaths per 100,000 population, an increase of 1.8％ compared to the previous year
 * age-adjusted death rate: 126.8 deaths per 100,000 population, a decrease of 0.9%
 * The 10 leading causes of cancer death in Taiwan in 2016 (76.6％ of total cancer deaths):
 * Cancers of trachea, bronchus and lung
 * Cancers of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
 * Cancers of colon, rectum and anus
 * Cancer of breast (female)
 * Cancer of oral cavity
 * Cancer of prostate
 * Cancer of stomach
 * Cancer of pancreas
 * Cancer of esophagus
 * Cancer of ovary