Related Experiment Videos
Rising incidence of biliary tract cancers in Shanghai, China
A W Hsing1, Y T Gao, S S Devesa
1Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7368, USA. hsinga@epndce.nci.nih.gov
International Journal of Cancer
|February 10, 1998
Abstract:
Cancers of the biliary tract, including cancers of the gallbladder, extra-hepatic bile ducts, and ampulla of Vater, are relatively uncommon malignancies. From 1972 to 1994, biliary tract cancer was the most rapidly rising malignancy in Shanghai, China, with a 119% increase in men and 124% in women. The increase in incidence was seen for all 3 subsites, both sexes, and all age groups. Future studies are needed to identify reasons for the large increases in these rates.