Cancer Incidence Report Saudi Arabia 2017

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Cancer incidence report saudi arabia 2017. Is presently under the umbrella of the saudi health counsel chs active case finding and registration publishes annual report on cancer incidence in saudi arabia last report 2015 www chs gov sa. Breast cancer or other. The saudi cancer registry commenced reporting cancer cases from 01 january 1994. The province is home to 25 of the national population with an annual population growth rate of about 3 85.

All right reserved to cancer in saudi arabia. The saudi health council shc is pleased to present the 2015 annual report of cancer incidence in the kingdom of saudi arabia which is a collaborative effort by the team of saudi cancer registry scr. Methods the scr collects data from healthcare facilities throughout the kingdom of saudi arabia. The national saudi cancer registry scr covers the entire country of saudi arabia but the data included in this volume are for the province of riyadh which has an area of 412 000 km 2 17 of the country s total area.

Annual report which. Regional distribution of age standardized rate asr of cancer incidence in saudis age standardized rate asr of cancer incidence in saudis and other nationalities. Saudi arabia cancer incidence age standardized cancer mortality trends cancer mortality profile world health organization cancer country profiles 2014. The current report concerns an overview of cancer incidence statistics for saudi arabia in 2012.

The 2012 saudi arabia cancer incidence report details eligibility requirements for breast cancer. Eligible patients at the hospitals were assigned to one of two groups for cause of death. Adult risk factors no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available breast 18 7 colorectum 11 1 lymphomas multiple myeloma 9 6. Scr is a population based registry that aims to define cancer incidence prevalence and trends in.

Patient eligibility was determined by a medical oncologist and by clinical histopathological and radiological diagnoses. Is a national and international tertiary care hospital for oncology and the principal center for cancer therapy in saudi arabia. The mission of the tumor registry a hospital wide data system is to describe the burden of cancer in.