Burden and Pattern of Cancer in the Sudan, 2000-2006.
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2014-02-11
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Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the number of newly diagnosed cancer
cases and their distribution in two cancer-care providing facilities in Sudan.
Study Design: This is a retrospective descriptive study.
Methodology: Data was retrieved from patients’ records that were diagnosed and
treated at the Radiation Isotope Center in Khartoum (RICK) and National Cancer
Institute at Wadmadani (NCI -UG) in Sudan over the period between 2000 and 2006 and
then statistically analyzed.
Results: A total of 26652 cancer cases were retrieved with a noticeable increase in
numbers from year 2000 to 2006. The maximum cancer number was observed in 45-64
year age group in both male and female patients with a male to female ratio of 1.3:1.0.
The most common cancer sites for females were: the breast (29.3%), cervix uteri
(8.2%), leukemia (7.2%), ovary (6.8%), and esophagus (5.9%) and for males: were prostate (7.6%), followed by leukemia, (7.0%), NHL (6.8%), esophagus (5.4%) and
bladder (4.4), while leukemia (25.2%), NHL (12.4%), lymphoma (10.8%), retinoblastoma
(6.6%) and brain tumors (3.3%) dominated in younger patients (<14 years old).
Conclusions: This study provided some knowledge about the cancer situation in two
institutions providing cancer care in Sudan that may draw attention of policy maker and
aid in formulating appropriate cancer-control strategies in the country.
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Cancer, incidence, epidemiology, Sudan, hospital based, Khartoum, central states, Africa
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Mohammed Mohammed Elimam, Hassan Ammar Mohamed, Abdelhadi Hala Ahmed, Elsadig Mohamed Gamaleldin, Adam Dalal Mohamed, Elmamoun Khalid, Hamid Rania, Elias Hiba, Abdallah Mohamed, Abdelkarim Zaki, Elwali Nasr Eldin, Mohammed Sulma Lbrahim. Burden and Pattern of Cancer in the Sudan, 2000-2006. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2014 Feb; 4(5): 1231-1243.