Transcription of PFIZER FACTS The Burden of Cancer in Asia
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PFIZERFACTSTheBurdenofCancerinAsiaMedica lDivisionPG2 83 663 200 8 Pf izerIn c. All rightsre te d in USA/December 2008Th ebu rden of Cancer in AsiaIn 2002, mil lionnewcancercases 39%of newcas es wo rld wi de were di agno sed among3. 2 billio n persons(48%of the worldpopulation)liv ing in th e fif tee n mosthighlydevelopedco untries in South,East,and Sou theastAsia:Ja pan, Taiwan, Si ng ap ore, SouthKore a, Mal ay sia,Th ailan d, Chi na,Phil ippines, Sri Lanka,Vietnam,Indonesia, Mo ngolia, In dia,La os, andCambodia. ChinaandIndia,together acc oun tin g for 37% of the wor ldw id e pop ul ati on , reported3 millio n of thesenewly diagnosed can ce r ca ses .De mographic characteristics varywi del y in thes e fift ee n countrie s me dia n age s in Ind ia, China,andJap an are 25, 34, and44 years, respe cti ve ly ye t co lle ctiv el y, theyca rry a disp roport ion ateburdenof worldw ide liver , sto mach, and es oph ag ea l can cer.
TheburdenofcancerinAsia I n2002,4.2millionnewcancercases—39%ofnewcasesworldwide—werediagnosedamong …
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