Contributors
Editors
Ahmedin Jemal, American Cancer Society
Lindsey Torre, American Cancer Society
Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Freddie Bray, International Agency for Research on Cancer
MANAGING EDITOR: John Daniel, American Cancer Society
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR: Rabia Khan, American Cancer Society
Authors
Cary Adams, MBA, Union for International Cancer Control
Francisco Averhoff, MD, MPH, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Partha Basu, MD, Screening Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Iacopo Baussano MD, PhD, Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Freddie Bray, PhD, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Gary M. Clifford, PhD, Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Catherine de Martel, MD, PhD, Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Jacqui Drope, Global Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, American Cancer Society
Jeffrey Drope, PhD, Economic & Health Policy Research Program, American Cancer Society
Carol E. DeSantis, MPH, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Susan M. Gapstur, PhD, MPH, Behavioral and Epidemiology Research Group, American Cancer Society
Gail Garvey, PhD, Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research
Mia M. Gaudet, PhD, Behavioral and Epidemiology Research Group, American Cancer Society
Louisa G. Gordon, PhD, Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Adèle C. Green, PhD, Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; CRUK Manchester Institute and Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester
Marc J. Gunter, PhD, Nutritional Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Xuesong Han, PhD, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
André Ilbawi, MD, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization
Farhad Islami, MD, PhD, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Sonali Johnson, PhD, Knowledge Advocacy and Policy, Union for International Cancer Control
Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, MD, Department of Gynaecology and Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics Medical Faculty Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Manolis Kogevinas, PhD, ISGlobal, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)
Béatrice Lauby-Secretan, PhD, IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention Group, Section of Evidence Synthesis and Classification, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Matt Lewis, Global Relay for Life, American Cancer Society
Jonathan Liberman, MPub&IntLaw, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer; Associate Professor in Law and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Lauri E. Markowitz, MD, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assefa Mathewos, MD, Radiotherapy Center, Tikur Anbessa Referral Hospital, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University
Filip Meheus, PhD, Early Detection & Prevention Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Les Mery, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Meg O’Brien, PhD, Global Cancer Treatment, American Cancer Society
Neil Pearce, PhD, Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Marion Piñeros, MD, MSc, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Gary Reedy, American Cancer Society
Bridget Robson, BA, DPH, Eru Pomare Māori Health Research Centre, Department of Pubic Health, University of Otago
Astrid J. Rodriguez-Acevedo, PhD, Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Julia Rowland, PhD, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Diana Sarfati, MBChB, MPH, PhD, FNZCPHM, Department of Public Health, University of Otago
Nina Scott, FNZCPHM, MPH, MBChB, DipComChildH, DipChildH, Hei Ahuru Mowai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa; Clinical Director Māori Public Health, Waikato District Health Board
Maqsood Siddiqi, PhD, Cancer Foundation of India
Rebecca Siegel, MPH, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Isabelle Soerjomataram, PhD, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Kristen Solt, MSC, Global Relay for Life, American Cancer Society
Eva Steliarova-Foucher, PhD, MSc, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Lisa Stevens, PhD, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute
Michal Stoklosa, MA, Economic & Health Policy Research Program, American Cancer Society
Kurt Straif, MD, MPH, PhD, Section of Evidence Synthesis and Classification, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Kristen R. Sullivan, MPH, MS, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Cancer Control, American Cancer Society
Michael Thun, MD, Cancer Epidemiology and Surveillance (retired), American Cancer Society
Zuzanna Tittenbrun, Knowledge Advocacy and Policy, Union for International Cancer Control.
Lindsey Torre, MSPH, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Elisabete Weiderpass, MD, MSc, PhD, International Agency for Research on Cancer
K. Robin Yabroff, PhD, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Jingxuan Zhao, MPH, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Zhiyuan Zheng, PhD, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society
Ariana Znaor, MD, PhD, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Acknowledgements
The editors of The Cancer Atlas, Third Edition would like to thank the American Cancer Society and the International Agency for Research on Cancer for their support of this edition. We would also like to thank the Union for International Cancer Control for its generous support of the dissemination of this edition.
Many individuals have donated their time and expertise in the preparation of the Atlas. In particular, we would like to thank Rabia Khan at the American Cancer Society for invaluable logistical and editorial support, and Mathieu Laversanne at the International Agency for Research on Cancer for supplying datasets and analytical support. For their individual contributions to the Atlas, we would like to thank Shacquel Woodhouse, Vanika Jordan, Kimberly D. Miller, Ann Goding Sauer, Ka Kit Liu, Liora Sahar, Katina Lett, Qiana Davis, Blake Sanders, Kenny Oxley, Lorraine McCawley, Luke Ndekhedehe, Kathy Pourmehr, and Derek Ricard at the American Cancer Society.
We would also like to express our deep appreciation for our authors and peer reviewers. Our peer reviewers include:
Ben Anderson, MD, University of Washington, Department of Surgery
Carmen Audera-Lopez, MD, World Health Organization
Afsan Bhadelia, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Health Systems Group
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, Washington University, Institute for Public Health and School of Medicine
Sally Cowal, MPA, American Cancer Society
Susan Devesa, MHS, PhD, National Cancer Institute
Paul Dickman, PhD, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Paul Doria-Rose, DVM, PhD, National Cancer Institute
Brenda Edwards, PhD, National Cancer Institute
Michael Eriksen, ScD, ScM, Georgia State University, School of Public Health
Silvia Franceschi, MD, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Patricia Ganz, MD, University of California – Los Angeles, School of Public Health
Sumit Gupta, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Rolando Herrero Acosta, MD, PhD, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Andre Ilbawi, MD, World Health Organization
Mazda Jenab, PhD, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Sonali Johnson, PhD, Union for International Cancer Control
Tim Key, BVM&S, MSc, DPhil, University of Oxford, Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Bart Kiemeney, PhD, Radboud University, Cancer Epidemiology Group
Betsy Kohler, MPH, CTR, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Martha Linet, MD, MPH, National Cancer Institute
Joe Lipscomb, PhD, Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute
Loraine D. Marrett, PhD, University of Toronto, School of Public Health
Franco Merletti, MD, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences – Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Max Parkin, MD, DSc, Oxford University, Nuffield Department of Population Health
Neil Pearce, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
R. Rajagopal, MD, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences
Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, University of Colorado – Denver, School of Public Health
Bernard Stewart, PhD, University of New South Wales – Sydney, School of Women’s and Children’s Health
Robert Smith, PhD, American Cancer Society
Julie Torode, PhD, Union for International Cancer Control
David Whiteman, PhD, QIMR Berghofer
Christopher Wild, PhD, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Harvard University, School of Public Health
Martin Wiseman, PhD, World Cancer Research Fund International
Robin Yabroff, PhD, American Cancer Society
A number of individuals and organizations provided additional expertise on specific chapters:
- Laia Bruni, MPH, Catalan Institute of Oncology
- Jeffrey Drope, PhD, American Cancer Society
- Robert Eckford, LLB, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
- Michal Stoklosa, MA, American Cancer Society
- Cesar Victora, MD, PhD, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Finally, for their diverse talents and design expertise, we would like to thank the teams at Language Dept. and Atlantic 57.
Language Dept.: Sarah Asip, Jenn Cash, Jesse Lankford, Jenna Park, Tanya Quick, Rachel Shim, Nikki Taliaferro, and Jada Vogt
Atlantic 57: Bronson Avila, Karine Bailly, Evan Byrne, Nate Luzod, Lymari Morales, Ola Osholowu, Natasha Shields, and Russell Vea