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Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre
OBJECTIVES: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is an increasing problem in developing countries. Estimation of the incidence of cancer is important, especially in regions with limited epidemiological data on cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide an...
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Korean Society of Epidemiology
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8602008/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34412449 http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021050 |
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author | Ismail, Faisal Elsayed, Ahmed G. El-Garawani, Islam Abdelsameea, Eman |
author_facet | Ismail, Faisal Elsayed, Ahmed G. El-Garawani, Islam Abdelsameea, Eman |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is an increasing problem in developing countries. Estimation of the incidence of cancer is important, especially in regions with limited epidemiological data on cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide an updated report on the incidence of cancers in the Tobruk region in eastern Libya. METHODS: Data on cancer patients from the records of the Department of Histopathology of Tobruk Medical Centre from January 2013 to June 2020 were included. RESULTS: In total, 402 cases were recorded. Men patients accounted for 30.3% (n=122) of cases, and women patients represented 69.6% (n=280). The overall mean age at the time of the first diagnosis was 49.0±17.1 years. The most common malignancies were breast and uterine cancer in women (18.4%, n=74; 15.9%, n=64, respectively), colorectal cancer (11.6%, n=47; 26 in women and 21 in men), bladder cancer (8.2%, n=33; 8 in women and 25 in men), and thyroid cancer (8.0%, n=32; 23 in women and 9 in men). CONCLUSIONS: Breast and uterine cancers were the most common cancers in women, and bladder and colorectal cancer were the most common cancers in men, followed by colorectal cancer in both genders. These data will help health authorities launch preventive plans for cancer in the region. Further studies to identify aetiological factors and cancer-related risk factors need to be conducted in the region. |
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spelling | pubmed-86020082021-12-02 Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre Ismail, Faisal Elsayed, Ahmed G. El-Garawani, Islam Abdelsameea, Eman Epidemiol Health Brief Communication OBJECTIVES: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is an increasing problem in developing countries. Estimation of the incidence of cancer is important, especially in regions with limited epidemiological data on cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide an updated report on the incidence of cancers in the Tobruk region in eastern Libya. METHODS: Data on cancer patients from the records of the Department of Histopathology of Tobruk Medical Centre from January 2013 to June 2020 were included. RESULTS: In total, 402 cases were recorded. Men patients accounted for 30.3% (n=122) of cases, and women patients represented 69.6% (n=280). The overall mean age at the time of the first diagnosis was 49.0±17.1 years. The most common malignancies were breast and uterine cancer in women (18.4%, n=74; 15.9%, n=64, respectively), colorectal cancer (11.6%, n=47; 26 in women and 21 in men), bladder cancer (8.2%, n=33; 8 in women and 25 in men), and thyroid cancer (8.0%, n=32; 23 in women and 9 in men). CONCLUSIONS: Breast and uterine cancers were the most common cancers in women, and bladder and colorectal cancer were the most common cancers in men, followed by colorectal cancer in both genders. These data will help health authorities launch preventive plans for cancer in the region. Further studies to identify aetiological factors and cancer-related risk factors need to be conducted in the region. Korean Society of Epidemiology 2021-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8602008/ /pubmed/34412449 http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021050 Text en ©2021, Korean Society of Epidemiology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Ismail, Faisal Elsayed, Ahmed G. El-Garawani, Islam Abdelsameea, Eman Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre |
title | Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre |
title_full | Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre |
title_fullStr | Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre |
title_full_unstemmed | Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre |
title_short | Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre |
title_sort | cancer incidence in the tobruk area, eastern libya: first results from tobruk medical centre |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8602008/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34412449 http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021050 |
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