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. 2020 Jun;245(12):1058-1065.
doi: 10.1177/1535370220931514. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Incidence and mortality of cancer in the Volta Region of Ghana

Samuel M Adadey  1 , Sylvester Languon  1 , Richmond Ayee  1 , Darius Nk Quansah  1 , Osbourne Quaye  1
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Incidence and mortality of cancer in the Volta Region of Ghana

Samuel M Adadey et al. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Region-specific cancer reports are essential in knowing the common cancers in specific populations. This study reports all cancer types recorded in the major hospitals in the Volta Region of Ghana, a population that is sparsely captured in the national cancer registries. The study identified the common cancers as well as the death rates in the Volta Region, hence contributing to the national effort to report cancer data. Although not comprising all the elements of a cancer registry, our data will augment the effort of the two national cancer registries in Ghana to provide the national cancer reports.

Keywords: Frequently diagnosed cancers; breast cancer and cervical cancer; cancer mortality; liver cancer; prostate cancer; soft tissue cancer.

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Map showing the distribution of health facilities used in the study in the Volta Region of Ghana.
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The different types of cancers diagnosed in the Volta Region.
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Annual distribution of frequently diagnosed cancers from 2012 to 2014.
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Age-specific mortality rates of all types of cancers.
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