In men, the average annual percentage change (AAPC) for incidence rates showed an increasing trend for cancers of the prostate (7.1%), colon-rectum (2.4%), leukemia (1.9%), brain (1.5%), pancreas (1%) and bladder (0.8%); whereas the incidence decreased for cancers of the esophagus (3.9%), stomach (3.0%) and liver (2.2%).
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In women, the age-standardized incidence rates showed a significant increase for cancers of the thyroid (17.7%), cervix (8.5%), uterus (3.5%), colon-rectum (1.2%), lung (2.1%), and breast (3.0%), but with a decreasing trend for cancers of the esophagus(6.4%), stomach(2.9%) and liver cancer(2.7%).