The burden of Burkitt lymphoma in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHämmerl, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorColombet, Murielle
dc.contributor.authorRochford, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorOgwang, David Martin
dc.contributor.authorParkin, Donald Maxwell
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T15:29:31Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T15:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBurkitt lymphoma (BL) is a relatively common cancer of childhood in tropical Africa, although its precise incidence and continent-wide geographic distribution have not been previously systematically studied. Methods: Using the methods employed to produce national estimates of cancer incidence for the “Globocan” series of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, along with detailed information on cancer incidence by histological subtype from cancer registries in Africa, we estimate the numbers and rates of incidence by sex, age group, country and region of Africa. Results: We estimate that the number of new cases that occurred in 2018 to be about 3900, two thirds in males, and 81% in children aged 0–14. On a national basis, the geographic distribution of incidence rates among children in sub-Saharan Africa resembles that of the prevalence of infection with Falciparum malaria. An estimated 81% of cases are associated with infection with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). Conclusions: BL comprises almost 50% of childhood of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Africa, almost all of which are associated with EBV, with the geographic distribution – at least in sub Saharan Africa - mediated by infection with malaria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHämmerl, L., Colombet, M., Rochford, R., Ogwang, D. M., & Parkin, D. M. (2019). The burden of Burkitt lymphoma in Africa. Infectious agents and cancer, 14(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-019-0236-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-019-0236-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/2995
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInfectious agents and canceren_US
dc.subjectBurkitt lymphomaen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectEpstein Barr virusen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectIncidenceen_US
dc.titleThe burden of Burkitt lymphoma in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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