Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology | ||
| Article 6, Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2014, Pages 55-63 PDF (266.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed1; Faris Margani Eltom2; Mazin Abdulrahman Doumi3; Mohmmed Madani Eltybe4; Tagreed Ahmed Mahmoud5; Syda Omer Ebnoof5; Rashid Awad Abdalla Salih1 | ||
| 1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | ||
| 2College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science & Technology & Department of medical laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, KSA | ||
| 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kordofan, Sudan & University of Hail, KSA | ||
| 4Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Elneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| 5Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the approximate epidemiology of cancer burden in the adults' population of North Sudan. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey among 1200 individuals was performed. A purposeful form was used to collect cancer-related data. Results: About 865 participants had responded. Out of 865 respondents, 346(41.1%) had relatives with cancer. The most frequent mentioned cancers were breast, leukemia, colon, prostate, oral, lung, cervix and stomach, representing, 24.8%, 17%, 15%, 14.6%, 14.3%, 13.9%, 10.6% and 9.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of cancer was higher among adults population in North Sudan. The full burden of cancer in Sudan remains mysterious, since there no effective cancer registry in the country | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cancer; Sudan; Relatives; Breast; Leukemia | ||
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