Egypt - Aswan National Cancer Registry Report 2008
General Info
Original or alternative title
Egypt National Cancer Registry, Aswan Profile 2008
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2008 - December, 2008
Series or system
Data type
Disease registry
Summary
This report provides cancer incidence data from the population-based cancer registry in the governate of Aswan. The report covers the first year of registration for Aswan. It is one of five regional registries of the national program, which began in 2008.
The report contains methodology, an overview of incidence, and profiles of the most frequent cancers. Data in the tables are broken down by cancer site, sex, and 5-year age groups for the year 2008. Additional tables contain age-specific incidence rates, age standardized rates, and crude rates. Cancers are coded in ICD-O-3.
Keywords
Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, ICD-10, ICD-O-3, Incidence, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Population, Prostate cancer, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
Citation
Publication year
2010
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt), National Cancer Registry Program of Egypt. Egypt - Aswan National Cancer Registry Report 2008. Cairo, Egypt: National Cancer Registry Program of Egypt, 2010.
Other ID type
ISBN
Other ID
16226/2010