International comparisons of cumulative risk of all-site cancer, from cancer incidence in five continents vol. VIII.

Cumulative risk of all-site cancer (ICD-10: C00–C96) incidence to age 69 years was calculated with data from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. VIII. Cumulative risk is defined as the probability that an individual will develop the disease in question during a certain age span, in the absence of other competing causes of death. Twenty-two registries (and ethnic groups) were selected, for which background information is shown in Table 1. Comparisons of the cumulative risk of all-site cancer incidence among these populations are shown in Fig. 1. The USA-black in SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) group showed the highest cancer risk in males, while Denmark had the highest risk in females. Chinese immigrants living in Los Angeles (LA), USA showed the lowest cancer risk in both males and females. Japanese immigrants in the USA (i.e. LA and Hawaii), as