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Egypt - Aswan National Cancer Registry Report 2008

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Original or alternative title 
Egypt National Cancer Registry, Aswan Profile 2008
Provider 
National Cancer Registry Program of Egypt
Tabulations only
Geography 
Egypt (EGY)
Aswān
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Egypt - Aswan National Cancer Registry
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: May 28, 2020