Jacques Ferlay

TL;DR: These first global estimates of oesophageal cancer incidence by histology suggested a high concentration of AC in high-income countries with men being at much greater risk.

TL;DR: In spite of effective screening methods, cervical cancer continues to be a major public health problem and new methodologies of cervical cancer prevention should be made available and accessible for women of all countries through well-organised programmes.

TL;DR: The continuation of current patterns of population weight gain will lead to continuing increases in the future burden of cancer, and the need for a global effort to abate the increasing numbers of people with high BMI is emphasised.

TL;DR: Steady downward trends persist in gastric cancer mortality worldwide even in middle aged population, and hence further appreciable declines are likely in the near future.

TL;DR: Global trends in female breast cancer rates are decreasing in most high-income countries, despite increasing or stable incidence rates, and the increasing incidence and mortality rates in a number of countries are of concern, particularly those undergoing rapid changes in human development.