An epidemiological study of the neoplasm mortality in Gejiu residents from 1996 to 2005

OBJECTIVE: To assessment the trend of the mortality of the neoplasm among the residents in Gejiu city of Yunnan province and to provide scientific evidences for the neoplasm prevention. METHODS: Data of mortality of the neoplasm from 1996 to 2005 was collected and analyzed through a retrospective survey. RESULTS: The mortality was going up in the recent epidemiological surveys. The increase trend was showed on the mortality from 1996 to 2005. The mortality was 53.25 per 100,000 of 1996 increased to 70.58 per 100,000 in 2005. The mortality in female was 23.76 per 100,000 in 1996 increased to 50.57 per 100,000 of 2005. CONCLUSION: The neoplasm is still a leading disease in Gejiu city. The main cancer was lung cancer in the neoplasms. The mortality of the neoplasma in the town residents was higher than the countryside. It is necessary to enhance neoplasm prevention.