Background: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in females worldwide. The Population Based Cancer Registry data of Delhi were here used to describe the epidemiology and trends in breast cancer incidence in Delhi. Methods: Crude rate, age-standardized incidence rates (ASR) and age-specific incidence rates were calculated using the data collected by Delhi PBCR for the year 2012....

BACKGROUND Cancer is a major health problem in the developing countries. Variations of its incidence rate among geographical areas are due to various contributing factors. This study was performed to assess the spatial patterns of cancer incidence in the Fars Province, based on cancer registry data and to determine geographical clusters. METHODS In this cross sectional study, the new cases of...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) has shown a rising trend in many Asia-Pacific countries, and is the second most common cancer among the Malaysian population (12.3%) with slightly higher rates reported in men (age standardized rate [ASR] 13.4 per 100,000) than women (ASR 10.2 per 100,000 population) (Malaysia Cancer Statistics., 2007; Pourhoseingholi., 2012; Norwati et al., 2014). Compared with Western ...

To determine the incidence rate and evaluate other basic epidemiologic data of primary brain tumours in Georgia a population-based cohort study was performed between March 2009 and March 2011. Active case ascertainment was used to identify brain tumour cases by searching neuroradiology scan reports and medical records from all participating medical institutions, covering almost 100% of the neur...

background : skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the world. thus, the aim of this study was to determine the incidence trend of skin cancer in isfahan province, iran. methods: the present cross-sectional study was conducted using data registered during 2004-2008 in the disease management center and cancer registry system of the ministry of health and medical education. the trend of ski...

BACKGROUND To determine the incidence rate and to describe other basic epidemiological data of primary brain tumours in a population-based study in Georgia, performed between March 2009 and March 2011. METHODS Active case ascertainment was used to identify brain tumour cases by searching neuroradiology scan reports and medical records from all participating medical institutions, covering almo...

There are no population-based data available on cancer pattern in Kashmir and our study is the first kind which represents the trend in cancer pattern in the valley. The source of our data were cancer patients registered in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, and Department of Radiation Oncology, SMHS, Srinagar during the period Jan 2002 ...

INTRODUCTION Infections by certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites have been identified as risk factors for some cancers. In Nigeria, like many other developing countries, infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While there are data on the incidence of different cancers in Nigeria, there has been no study of cancers attributable to infections. This study was carried out t...