Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017

BackgroundShanghai has become a modern and international metropolis. A more comprehensive understanding of cancer incidence and mortality rates and socioenvironmental factors is explored to develop effective cancer control policies in Shanghai.MethodsCancer registration data are currently collected...

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Main Authors: Jiejie Qin, Mengyin Wu, Shulin Zhao, Kai Gu, Renzhi Cai, Ziwei Tang, Defeng Zhu, Jingyan Tian, Wei Yao, Baiyong Shen, Yan Shi
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
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author Jiejie Qin
Jiejie Qin
Jiejie Qin
Jiejie Qin
Mengyin Wu
Shulin Zhao
Shulin Zhao
Shulin Zhao
Kai Gu
Renzhi Cai
Ziwei Tang
Defeng Zhu
Jingyan Tian
Jingyan Tian
Wei Yao
Baiyong Shen
Baiyong Shen
Baiyong Shen
Yan Shi
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Jiejie Qin
Mengyin Wu
Shulin Zhao
Shulin Zhao
Shulin Zhao
Kai Gu
Renzhi Cai
Ziwei Tang
Defeng Zhu
Jingyan Tian
Jingyan Tian
Wei Yao
Baiyong Shen
Baiyong Shen
Baiyong Shen
Yan Shi
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description BackgroundShanghai has become a modern and international metropolis. A more comprehensive understanding of cancer incidence and mortality rates and socioenvironmental factors is explored to develop effective cancer control policies in Shanghai.MethodsCancer registration data are currently collected in Shanghai from 1973 to 2017, and socioenvironmental factors were obtained from the Shanghai statistical yearbook. Multivariate ridge regression analysis explored the contributions of socioenvironmental factors to cancer incidence and mortality, and the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was calculated for each cancer type by gender and district.ResultsMultivariate ridge regression analysis indicated that the number of divorces, total waste gas from industry, areas of buildings completed, and number of computers probably drove the increase in cancer incidence, and health expenditure and medical insurance cost probably contributed to the decrease in cancer mortality in Shanghai. Age-standardized cancer incidences of the lung in female patients, prostate, thyroid, and cervix increased most, and the incidence and mortality of esophagus, liver, and stomach cancers decreased most in Shanghai from 2002 to 2017. The most common cancer sites diagnosed were lung, colorectal, female breast, and male prostate in Shanghai in 2017, similar to the pattern in high-income countries. Stricter air control strategies, lower divorce rates, healthier lifestyles, and more effective HPV vaccination campaigns may be useful actionable measures of cancer prevention.ConclusionsThe longitudinal cancer data from the real world, which span decades, reported here and Shanghai’s experience in cancer prevention and control can be a reference for government guidelines in preventing population-level cancer incidence during city development.
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spelling doaj-art-7ac425ff63c54112a64201df22ff1a2b2025-08-20T02:47:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-08-011510.3389/fonc.2025.16154921615492Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017Jiejie Qin0Jiejie Qin1Jiejie Qin2Jiejie Qin3Mengyin Wu4Shulin Zhao5Shulin Zhao6Shulin Zhao7Kai Gu8Renzhi Cai9Ziwei Tang10Defeng Zhu11Jingyan Tian12Jingyan Tian13Wei Yao14Baiyong Shen15Baiyong Shen16Baiyong Shen17Yan Shi18Department of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Neoplasms Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaResearch Institute of Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaClinical Research Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDivision of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Neoplasms Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaResearch Institute of Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDivision of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Vital Statistics, Division of Health Information, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Institute of Microsystem and information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Institute of Microsystem and information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaClinical Research Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Institute of Microsystem and information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Neoplasms Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaResearch Institute of Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDivision of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, ChinaBackgroundShanghai has become a modern and international metropolis. A more comprehensive understanding of cancer incidence and mortality rates and socioenvironmental factors is explored to develop effective cancer control policies in Shanghai.MethodsCancer registration data are currently collected in Shanghai from 1973 to 2017, and socioenvironmental factors were obtained from the Shanghai statistical yearbook. Multivariate ridge regression analysis explored the contributions of socioenvironmental factors to cancer incidence and mortality, and the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was calculated for each cancer type by gender and district.ResultsMultivariate ridge regression analysis indicated that the number of divorces, total waste gas from industry, areas of buildings completed, and number of computers probably drove the increase in cancer incidence, and health expenditure and medical insurance cost probably contributed to the decrease in cancer mortality in Shanghai. Age-standardized cancer incidences of the lung in female patients, prostate, thyroid, and cervix increased most, and the incidence and mortality of esophagus, liver, and stomach cancers decreased most in Shanghai from 2002 to 2017. The most common cancer sites diagnosed were lung, colorectal, female breast, and male prostate in Shanghai in 2017, similar to the pattern in high-income countries. Stricter air control strategies, lower divorce rates, healthier lifestyles, and more effective HPV vaccination campaigns may be useful actionable measures of cancer prevention.ConclusionsThe longitudinal cancer data from the real world, which span decades, reported here and Shanghai’s experience in cancer prevention and control can be a reference for government guidelines in preventing population-level cancer incidence during city development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1615492/fullcancerincidencemortalitytrendsocioenvironmentmetropolitanization
spellingShingle Jiejie Qin
Jiejie Qin
Jiejie Qin
Jiejie Qin
Mengyin Wu
Shulin Zhao
Shulin Zhao
Shulin Zhao
Kai Gu
Renzhi Cai
Ziwei Tang
Defeng Zhu
Jingyan Tian
Jingyan Tian
Wei Yao
Baiyong Shen
Baiyong Shen
Baiyong Shen
Yan Shi
Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017
Frontiers in Oncology
cancer
incidence
mortality
trend
socioenvironment
metropolitanization
title Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017
title_full Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017
title_fullStr Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017
title_full_unstemmed Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017
title_short Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of Shanghai, 1973–2017
title_sort trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the process of metropolitanization of shanghai 1973 2017
topic cancer
incidence
mortality
trend
socioenvironment
metropolitanization
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1615492/full
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