Cancer incidence in Northern Uganda (2013–2016)
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Date
2019
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International Journal of Cancer
Abstract
The global burden of cancer is on the increase both in developed
and developing countries. Nearly 14 million new cases
of cancer and 8 million deaths were recorded in the year 2012
accounting for 1 in 6 deaths worldwide. Up to 70% of these
deaths occur in developing countries.1 About 25% of these
cancers in developing countries are caused by infections such
as HPV, Hepatitis and HSV among others.2 Sub-Saharan
Africa is one of the region hit by the cancer burden yet only
30 population based cancer registries representing about 19%
coverage are currently providing quality cancer data for the
entire continent to inform policy on cancer control programs
in the various member states.3 In Uganda, estimates of the
cancer profile have been entirely dependent on the findings
from the Kampala cancer registry.1 To bridge this gap new registries
have been established, one of which is the Gulu Cancer
registry, located at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in the Northern
region of Uganda. This part of the country is predominantly
rural, and differs with respect to climate, ethnic composition of
the population, social and healthcare factors compared to the
cosmopolitan population served by Kampala cancer registry.
Gulu registry was established in 2014, and covers the population
of four districts (Gulu, Omoro, Nwoya and Amuru),
of the Acholi Sub-region of Uganda (Fig. 1), with a population
at the national census (2014) of 771, 514.4 We report here on
the results from the first 4 years of registration, 2013–2016.
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Registry, Cancer, Incidence, Uganda
Citation
Okongo, F., Ogwang, D. M., Liu, B., & Maxwell Parkin, D. (2019). Cancer incidence in Northern Uganda (2013–2016). International Journal of Cancer, 144(12), 2985-2991. DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32053