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. 2009 May-Jun;15(3):600-11.

Incidence of cancer in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 1998-2001

N Al-Hamdan  1 , K Ravichandran, J Al-Sayyad, J Al-Lawati, Z Khazal, F Al-Khateeb, A Abdulwahab, A Al-Asfour
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  • PMID: 19731776
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Incidence of cancer in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 1998-2001

N Al-Hamdan et al. East Mediterr Health J. 2009 May-Jun.
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Abstract

We describe the patterns of cancer incidence for common cancers in Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 1998-2001. A total of 32,291 cases of cancer were diagnosed (16,342 in males; 15,949 in females). Male preponderance was observed only in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The age-standardized incidence of all malignancies per 100,000 in both sexes was highest in Qatar followed by Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Paediatric cancer ranged from 9.5% of total cancers in Saudi Arabia and UAE to 4.0% in Bahrain. In all countries, the mean age at diagnosis was higher in males than females; cancer of the lung and prostate were commonest among males, and cancer of breast and thyroid among females. Lung cancer ranked second among Bahraini women.

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