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Sociological Transition and Breast Cancer in the Arab World: the Experience of Lebanon

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among females in Lebanon. This study aimed at analyzing its epidemiology in the country over time. METHODS: Data were extracted from the Lebanese National Cancer Registry (NCR) for the years 2004 through 2010. Age-standardized and age-sp...

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Autores principales: Lakkis, Najla A, Adib, Salim M, Hamadeh, Ghassan, Jarrah, Rana El, Osman, Mona H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5555547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28612586
http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.5.1357
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author Lakkis, Najla A
Adib, Salim M
Hamadeh, Ghassan
Jarrah, Rana El
Osman, Mona H
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Adib, Salim M
Hamadeh, Ghassan
Jarrah, Rana El
Osman, Mona H
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description BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among females in Lebanon. This study aimed at analyzing its epidemiology in the country over time. METHODS: Data were extracted from the Lebanese National Cancer Registry (NCR) for the years 2004 through 2010. Age-standardized and age-specific incidence rates for cancers per 100,000 population were calculated. RESULTS: Breast cancer ranked first, accounting for an average of 37.6% of all new female cancer cases in Lebanon during the period of 2004-2010. Breast cancer was found to have been increasing faster than other hormone-related women’s cancers (i.e. of the ovaries and corpus uteri). The breast cancer age-standardized incidence rates (world population) (ASRw) increased steadily from 2004 (71.0) to 2010 (105.9), making the burden comparable to that in developed countries, reflecting the influence of sociological and reproductive patterns transitioning from regional norms to global trends. The age-specific incidence rates for breast cancer rose steeply from around age 35-39 years, to reach a first peak in the age group 45-49 years, and then dropped slightly between 50 and 64 years to rise again thereafter and reach a second peak in the 75+ age group. Five-year age-specific rates among Lebanese women between 35 and 49 years were among the highest observed worldwide in 2008. CONCLUSION: Breast cancer is continuously on the rise in Lebanon. The findings of this study support the national screening recommendation of starting breast cancer screening at the age of 40 years. It is mandatory to conduct an in-depth analysis of contributing factors and develop consequently a comprehensive National Breast Cancer Control strategy.
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spelling pubmed-55555472017-08-28 Sociological Transition and Breast Cancer in the Arab World: the Experience of Lebanon Lakkis, Najla A Adib, Salim M Hamadeh, Ghassan Jarrah, Rana El Osman, Mona H Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Research Article BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among females in Lebanon. This study aimed at analyzing its epidemiology in the country over time. METHODS: Data were extracted from the Lebanese National Cancer Registry (NCR) for the years 2004 through 2010. Age-standardized and age-specific incidence rates for cancers per 100,000 population were calculated. RESULTS: Breast cancer ranked first, accounting for an average of 37.6% of all new female cancer cases in Lebanon during the period of 2004-2010. Breast cancer was found to have been increasing faster than other hormone-related women’s cancers (i.e. of the ovaries and corpus uteri). The breast cancer age-standardized incidence rates (world population) (ASRw) increased steadily from 2004 (71.0) to 2010 (105.9), making the burden comparable to that in developed countries, reflecting the influence of sociological and reproductive patterns transitioning from regional norms to global trends. The age-specific incidence rates for breast cancer rose steeply from around age 35-39 years, to reach a first peak in the age group 45-49 years, and then dropped slightly between 50 and 64 years to rise again thereafter and reach a second peak in the 75+ age group. Five-year age-specific rates among Lebanese women between 35 and 49 years were among the highest observed worldwide in 2008. CONCLUSION: Breast cancer is continuously on the rise in Lebanon. The findings of this study support the national screening recommendation of starting breast cancer screening at the age of 40 years. It is mandatory to conduct an in-depth analysis of contributing factors and develop consequently a comprehensive National Breast Cancer Control strategy. West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5555547/ /pubmed/28612586 http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.5.1357 Text en Copyright: © Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-SA/4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5555547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28612586
http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.5.1357
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