Estimates of Cancer Incidence in Ethiopia in 2015 Using Population-Based Registry Data.

摘要: PurposeNoncommunicable diseases, prominently cancer, have become the second leading cause of death in adult population Ethiopia. A population-based cancer registry has been used Addis Ababa (the capital city) since 2011. Availability up-to-date estimates on incidence is important guiding national control program Ethiopia.MethodsWe obtained primary data 8,539 patients from and supplemented by 1,648 cases collected six Ethiopian regions. We estimated number commonest forms diagnosed among males females Ethiopia computed crude age-standardized rates.ResultsFor 2015 Ethiopia, we that 21,563 (95% CI, 17,416 to 25,660) 42,722 37,412 48,040) incident were females, respectively. The most common cancers were: breast cervix, colorectal non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia,...