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Cervical Screening Programme
Department of Health
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women.
In 2005, there were over 500 000 new cases of cervical cancer, of which
over 90% were in developing countries, and almost 260 000 women died of
this cancer, nearly 95% of them in developing countries.1 In 2005, cervical cancer was the ninth most common cancer in females
in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong Cancer Registry, there were 376
new cases of cervical cancer, accounting for 3.6% of all new cancer cases
in females. The crude incidence rate was 10.6 per 100 000 female population.
The age-standardised incidence rate was 7.8 per 100 000 standard population.
The median age at diagnosis was 52 years old. Meanwhile, cervical cancer
was the eighth most common cause of female cancer registered deaths in
2007. There were 129 female registered deaths due to this cancer, accounting
for 2.7% of female cancer registered deaths. In 2007, the crude death
rate was 3.5 per 100 000 female population and the age-standardised mortality
rate was 2.3 per 100 000 standard population. The following figure shows the decreasing trend of age-standardised incidence
and mortality rates of cervical cancer in Hong Kong between 1983 and 2007.
These rates have been adjusted for the effect of changing age structure
in the population over the years to allow for meaningful comparison. The
decreasing trend may be due to more and more women becoming aware of the
condition and received regular cervical screening. Footnotes: The following figure shows the average age-specific incidence and mortality
rates of cervical cancer in Hong Kong. Both incidence rate and mortality
rate generally increase with age with a peak at the age group of 80-84
and the group of 85 and above, respectively. This means elderly women
are at higher risk of developing and dying from cervical cancer. Incidence
is very low for women aged below 25 years. [Average Age-specific Incidence1 and Mortality Rates2-4 of Cervical Cancer ] Footnotes:
Statistics of Cervical Cancer
1 Source:
World Health Organization 2006. Comprehensive
Cervical Cancer Control: a guide to essential practice.
[Trend of Age-standardised Incidence1 & Age-standardised Mortality Rates2-4 of Cervical Cancer in Hong Kong (1983-2007) ]
Sources:
Department of Health
Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority
Census and Statistics Department
Sources:
Department of Health
Census and Statistics Department
Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority
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