RESUMO
Cancer is a health problem worldwide. In 2020 WHO expects that 16 million people will develop cancer. To define the size of the cancer problem and the pattern of cancer occurrence in Eastern Libya [Derna and Kobba]. Data were collected from all pathological and hematological laboratories, from hospital located, from health offices and from death certificates. The primary site of malignancy and the morphology were coded according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology. 142 cases, 80 [56.3%] were males and 62 [43.7%] were females. Status at last contact 93 [65.5%] were alive and 49 [34.5%] were dead. In men, the most frequent cancer site was the bladder [13.8% of cases], followed by either bone marrow or colon and rectum [10% of cases for each], head and neck and pancreas [7.6% of cases for each]. In women, the most frequent cancer were breast cancer [32.2% of cases], colon and rectum [12.8%], and lymph nodes and uterus [8.1% of cases for each]. To achieve a good and reliable cancer control system, it is essential to have reliable data on cancer patterns