Carcinoma of gallbladder in Iraq

This study includes 50 patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder treated during a ten years period. The mean age was 64 years, the majority were females. The incidence of gall stones was 54%. In the vast majority, the tumors was advanced at the time of diagnosis with liver metastasis and / or invasion. Most patients were treated by palliative measures and survival was very poor. Early diagnosis, radical surgery offer the only hope for a better cure rate

Lung cancer in Iraq

344 pulmonary and bronchogenic cancers seen and treated in the Medical City Hospital Baghdad were reviewed using the WHO classification. About 50% were squamous cell carcinomas, 25% small cell undifferentiated and 13% adenocarcinomas. The latter were more common in females and young individuals. The relative rarity of adenocarcinomas in Iraq is contrary to recent reports from other countries, where this histological type is said to be on the increase