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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
International Journal of Public Health, Volume 63, Year 2018
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Description
Objectives: To estimate incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) caused by cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 2005 and 2015. Methods: Vital registration system and cancer registry data from the EMR region were analyzed for 29 cancer groups in 22 EMR countries using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 methodology. Results: In 2015, cancer was responsible for 9.4% of all deaths and 5.1% of all DALYs. It accounted for 722,646 new cases, 379,093 deaths, and 11.7 million DALYs. Between 2005 and 2015, incident cases increased by 46%, deaths by 33%, and DALYs by 31%. The increase in cancer incidence was largely driven by population growth and population aging. Breast cancer, lung cancer, and leukemia were the most common cancers, while lung, breast, and stomach cancers caused most cancer deaths. Conclusions: Cancer is responsible for a substantial disease burden in the EMR, which is increasing. There is an urgent need to expand cancer prevention, screening, and awareness programs in EMR countries as well as to improve diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care services. © 2017, The Author(s).
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Alsharif, Ubai
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El-Bcheraoui, Charbel E.
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Charara, Raghid N.
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Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
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Afshin, Ashkan
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Collison, Michael L.
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Chew, Adrienne
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Krohn, Kristopher J.
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Daoud, Farah
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Dicker, Daniel J.
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Foreman, Kyle J.
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Frostad, Joseph Jon
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Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
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Kutz, Michael J.
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Wang, Haidong
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Abyu, Gebre Yitayih
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Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi
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Kiadaliri, Ali Ahmad
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Ahmed, Muktar Beshir
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Al-Eyadhy, Ayman A.
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Alam, Khurshid
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Alasfoor, Deena H.
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Ali, Raghib
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Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza
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Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad S.
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Altirkawi, Khalid A.
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Alvis-Guzman, Nelson
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Amini, Erfan
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Anber, Nahla Hamed
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Anwari, Palwasha
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Artaman, Al
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Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal
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Atey, Tesfay Mehari
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Awasthi, Ashish
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Ba Saleem, Huda Omer
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Bacha, Umar
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Barac, Aleksandra M.
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Bedi, Neeraj
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Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
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Butt, Zahid A.
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Castañeda-Orjuela, C. A.
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Chitheer, Abdulaal
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Danawi, Hadi A.
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das Neves, José
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Davitoiu, Dragos Virgil
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Dey, Subhojit
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Dharmaratne, Samath Dhamminda
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Djalalinia, Shirin S.
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Do, Huyen Phuc
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Ekwueme, Donatus U.
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Endries, Aman Yesuf
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Eshrati, Babak
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Esteghamati, Alireza
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Farvid, Maryam S.
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Fereshtehnejad, Seyed Mohammad
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Fischer, Florian
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Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde
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Gopalani, Sameer Vali
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Hafezi-Nejad, Nima
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Hamadeh, Randah R.
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Hamidi, Samer A.
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Hareri, Habtamu Abera
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Hay, Roderick James
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Horita, Nobuyuki
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Hsaïri, Mohamed
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Jakovljevic, Mihajlo
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Jonas, Jost Bruno
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Kasaeian, Amir
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Khader, Yousef Saleh
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Khan, Ejaz Ahmad
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Khan, Gulfaraz
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Larson, Heidi Jane
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Latif, Asma Abdul
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Linn, Shai A.
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Lunevicius, Raimundas
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Magdy Abd El Razek, Hassan
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Magdy Abd El Razek, Mohammed
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Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
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Shaikh, Masood Ali A.
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Sufiyan, Mu'Awiyyah Babale
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Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 147
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9
ISSN:
16618556
Research Areas
Cancer
Disability
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study