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. 2014:2014:437971.
doi: 10.1155/2014/437971. Epub 2014 Sep 21.

Cancer incidence in egypt: results of the national population-based cancer registry program

Amal S Ibrahim  1 , Hussein M Khaled  2 , Nabiel Nh Mikhail  3 , Hoda Baraka  4 , Hossam Kamel  2
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Cancer incidence in egypt: results of the national population-based cancer registry program

Amal S Ibrahim et al. J Cancer Epidemiol. 2014.

Abstract

Background. This paper aims to present cancer incidence rates at national and regional level of Egypt, based upon results of National Cancer Registry Program (NCRP). Methods. NCRP stratified Egypt into 3 geographical strata: lower, middle, and upper. One governorate represented each region. Abstractors collected data from medical records of cancer centers, national tertiary care institutions, Health Insurance Organization, Government-Subsidized Treatment Program, and death records. Data entry was online. Incidence rates were calculated at a regional and a national level. Future projection up to 2050 was also calculated. Results. Age-standardized incidence rates per 100,000 were 166.6 (both sexes), 175.9 (males), and 157.0 (females). Commonest sites were liver (23.8%), breast (15.4%), and bladder (6.9%) (both sexes): liver (33.6%) and bladder (10.7%) among men, and breast (32.0%) and liver (13.5%) among women. By 2050, a 3-fold increase in incident cancer relative to 2013 was estimated. Conclusion. These data are the only available cancer rates at national and regional levels of Egypt. The pattern of cancer indicated the increased burden of liver cancer. Breast cancer occupied the second rank. Study of rates of individual sites of cancer might help in giving clues for preventive programs.

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Map of Egypt showing the location of the 5 peripheral registries of the national network of population-based cancer registries National Cancer Institute, Cairo, and South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut.
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Figure 2
The NCRP Web Based System (3-Tier Architecture).
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Figure 3
Calculated age specific incidence rates for Egypt 2008–2011.
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Figure 4
Calculated age specific incidence rates for liver cancer in Egypt 2008–2011.
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Figure 5
Calculated age specific incidence rates for breast cancer in Egypt 2008–2011.
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Figure 6
Calculated age specific incidence rates for urinary bladder cancer in Egypt 2008–2011.
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Figure 7
Estimated number of cases in Egypt (2013–2050).
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Figure 8
Estimated number of cases in Egypt (2013–2050) and causes of the increase in cases.
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