Table 2 Selected Cancer Atlases published from 1995 onwards
From: Developing the atlas of cancer in Queensland: methodological issues
Region | Time period | Outcome | Statistic mapped | Smoothing method | N regionsa | N cancers mappedb | Presentation methodc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada [63] | 1986-1990 | Incidence | CIF | None | 290 | 17 (M, F or P) | Ecumene |
Europe [64] | ~1981-1990 | Incidence Mortality | DSR | Floating average of neighbouring rates for non-cities | Not stated | 31 (M, F) | Isopleth |
India [65] | 2001-2002 | Incidence | DSR | None | 593 | 1 (M, F) | Areal |
Limburg [66] (Belgium) | 1996-1998 | Incidence | SIR | Poisson-Gamma and CAR Bayesian models | 44 | 5 (M, F) | Areal |
Netherlands [67] | 1989-2003 | Incidence | DSR | Floating average of neighbouring rates for non-cities | 458 | 11 (M, F) | Isopleth |
New York [68] (USA) | Not stated | Incidence | DSR | None | 62 | 12 (M, F) | Areal |
New South Wales [46] (Australia) | 1998-2002 | Incidence Mortality | SIR, SMR | CAR Bayesian model | 192 | 22 - inc (M, F) 12-mort (M, F) | Areal |
Pennsylvania [69] (USA) | 1994-2002 | Incidence | DSR | None | 67 | 2 (M, F, P) | Areal |
Queensland [20] (Australia) | 1998-2007 | Incidence Survival | SIR, RER | Bayesian hierarchical models: BYM and relative survival | 478 | 19 (M, F) | Areal |
South Australia [70] (Australia) | 1991-2000 | Incidence Mortality | DSR | None | 117 | 11 (P) | Ecumene |
Spain [71] | 1987-1995 | Mortality | SIR | Non-parametric empirical Bayes estimation method | 2218 | 4 (M, F) out of 14 maps | Areal |
Sweden [72] | 1971-1989 | Incidence | DSR, CIF | None | 286 | 37 (M, F) | Areal |
UK [73] | 2003-2005 | Incidence Survival Mortality | DSR, RS | None | 350 | 17 (M, F, P) | Areal |
UK/Ireland [74] | 1991-2000 | Incidence Mortality | CIF or CMF | None | 127 | 21 (M, F) | Areal |
USA [75] | 1950-1994 | Mortality | DSR, CIF | None | 3055 | 41 (M, F) | Areal |