Observed cancer incidence in southwest korea

A review of the 9997 cancers recorded in the Presbyterian Medical Center Cancer Registry at this teaching hospital in Southwest Korea during the 15-year period from 1963--1977 forms the basis for this study. Gastric cancer was the leading malignant neoplasm in males, comprising 40.5%. Among women, cancer of the uterine cervix (27%) was slightly more common than gastric cancer (25.5%). All cancers with the exception of that arising in the uterine cervix were more common in rural than in urban population groups. The 15-year period was divided into three-year segments to detect any change in observed incidence during this period of rapid economic growth. No definite trends could be observed except a mild decrease in the incidence of female gastric cancer.