Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey
Ahmed, H., Eltom, F., Doumi, M., Eltybe, M., Mahmoud, T., Ebnoof, S., Salih, R. (2014). Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey. EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), 55-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030
Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed; Faris Margani Eltom; Mazin Abdulrahman Doumi; Mohmmed Madani Eltybe; Tagreed Ahmed Mahmoud; Syda Omer Ebnoof; Rashid Awad Abdalla Salih. "Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 2, 2014, 55-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030
Ahmed, H., Eltom, F., Doumi, M., Eltybe, M., Mahmoud, T., Ebnoof, S., Salih, R. (2014). 'Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey', EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), pp. 55-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030
Ahmed, H., Eltom, F., Doumi, M., Eltybe, M., Mahmoud, T., Ebnoof, S., Salih, R. Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey. EKB Journal Management System, 2014; 6(2): 55-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030

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, Page 55-63  XML PDF (266.6 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030
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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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