Abstract:[Objective] To analyze the incidence trend and age composition of liver cancer in tumor registration areas of Jiangsu Province from 2009 to 2019. [Methods] Using continuous and complete tumor registration data from 16 tumor registries in Jiangsu Province from 2009 to 2019 with qualified quality control indicators as sample data sources, the incidence rate, standardized incidence rate, average age of onset, standardized age of onset, and standardized age-specific incidence composition of liver cancer in Jiangsu Province from 2009 to 2019 were calculated. Joinpoint software was applied to calculate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of liver cancer incidence and age-specific incidence, and to obtain their changing trends. A birth cohort was constructed to calculate the incidence of liver cancer in males and females born between 1929 and 2019, and its incidence trend was analyzed. The age composition of liver cancer incidence in Jiangsu Province in 2009 and 2019 was analyzed. [Results] From 2009 to 2019, the incidence of liver cancer in tumor registration areas of Jiangsu Province showed a decreasing trend year by year before and after adjusting for the age composition of the population (CR:AAPC =-2.06%, ASIRW:AAPC =-4.92%, P < 0.001), and the average annual decrease rate for males (CR:AAPC =-2.25%, ASIRW:AAPC =-4.71%, P < 0.001) was higher than that for females (CR:AAPC =-1.04%, P=0.27, ASIRW:AAPC =-4.12%, P < 0.001), and that for urban areas (CR:AAPC =-2.39%, ASIRW:AAPC =-5.06%, P < 0.001) was higher than that in rural areas (CR:AAPC =-1.61%, P=0.09, ASIRW:AAPC =-4.42%, P < 0.001). From 2009 to 2019, the incidence of liver cancer in the birth cohort aged 30 to 69 years in the tumor registration area of Jiangsu Province also decreased gradually with the increase of birth year (P < 0.05). The average age of onset of liver cancer in tumor registration areas of Jiangsu Province increased year by year from 2009 to 2019. The mean age of onset increased from 59.60 years in 2009 to 65.11 years in 2019, with an average annual increase of 0.55 years (P < 0.001). Compared with 2009, the standardized age-specific incidence of liver cancer in Jiangsu Province in 2019 showed a right-shifting trend. The proportion of age-specific incidence of liver cancer in people over 60 years of age increased significantly in the whole population, AAPC was 2.97% (95%CI: 2.67%-3.27%). [Conclusion] From 2009 to 2019, the incidence of liver cancer in tumor registration areas of Jiangsu Province showed a downward trend year by year, the average age of incidence increased, with the standardized age-specific incidence composition shifting overall, and the proportion of standardized age-specific incidence composition increased significantly in people over 60 years old. |