Source: MBCV report 2018
Leukemia is the ninth leading cause of cancer death in China. As of 2012, the annual mortality rate of leukemia is 3.85/100,000 people. 4
Lymphoma is the top ten leading cause of cancer death in China. As of 2012, the annual mortality rate of lymphoma is 3.18/100,000 people. 5
When compared to the United States, China has a higher incidence of leukemia, and a lower incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma in 2008. 6
The estimated incidence rate of multiple myeloma is 1-4/100,000 people per year in China. 7
From 2001 to 2011, there has been an upward trend in age-standardized mortality rate for 4 of the 10 most common cancers in men (colorectum, pancreas, prostate, and leukemia). 8
In 2017, a pharmaceutic company undertook a study in China asking 2,000 members of the general population about blood cancer. The study revealed the need for more work in making blood cancer visible. The results are featured in the pages that follow. 9
(source: MBCV Report 2018. Image is adopted from MBCV with modification)
