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. 2009 Mar 10;100(5):799-802.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604893. Epub 2009 Jan 27.

Trends in the incidence of primary liver cancer in Central Uganda, 1960-1980 and 1991-2005

P Ocama  1 , S Nambooze, C K Opio, M S Shiels, H R Wabinga, G D Kirk
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Trends in the incidence of primary liver cancer in Central Uganda, 1960-1980 and 1991-2005

P Ocama et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

Primary liver cancer (PLC) incidence trends from Africa are unknown. Using Kampala Cancer Registry data from 1960 to 1980 and 1991 to 2005, we identified 771 PLCs. Although rates were stable among men, PLC incidence among women increased >50%. Investigations of viral hepatitis, aflatoxin, obesity, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may help to explain the increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs).

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Figure 1
Age-standardised incidence rates of primary liver cancer among men (A) and women (B) overall, and stratified by age 45 years and older in Kyadondo County, Uganda: 1960–2005. Bars represent 95% confidence intervals, calculated using a natural logarithmic transformation, around each estimate.
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