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Oman - Cancer Incidence in Oman 2001

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General Info
Provider 
Ministry of Health (Oman)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Oman (OMN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2001 - 12/2001
Series or system 
Oman National Cancer Registry
Data type
Disease registry
Summary 

The Oman National Cancer Registry was established in 1985 as a hospital based registry. This is the 6th annual report of cancer incidence in Oman and covers incidence and mortality for the year 2001. All cancer cases are reported to the National Cancer Registry and are coded using ICD-10.

Comprehensive tabulations provide incidence data broken down by 5-year age group, sex, and cancer site for the year 2001. For each specific cancer, there is a maps displaying cancer incidence by cancer site and region for 10 governorates in Oman. The report also includes a table of frequency trends from 1996-2001 for each cancer broken down by sex. Other sections in the report include childhood cancers, cancers among non-citizens in Oman, and hospital-based deaths due to cancer.

The full report is available for download from the Ministry of Health website.

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-2, Incidence, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Melanoma, Mortality, 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: Nov 6, 2018