Cancer mortality in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 1991-96
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2001; 7 (1-2): 255-273
in English
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ABSTRACT
We present a descriptive study of 1221 cancer deaths among Libyans in Benghazi for the period 1991-96. The cancer mortality rates per 10[5] person-years at risk for males, females and both sexes were 39.8, 26.5 and 33.3 respectively. The age-standardized cancer death rate per 10[5] standard world population was 91.5, 60.0 and 76.5 respectively. The 10 most common cancer deaths by site [comprising 67.7% of the total], in descending order of frequency, were trachea, bronchus and lung, blood [leukaemia], colon/rectum, other lymphatic and haemo-poietic tissue [lymphomas], stomach, breast, prostate, liver, bladder, and larynx. The results point to the necessity for conducting comprehensive prospective studies, initiating a cancer registry and establishing a national cancer control programme
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Residence Characteristics
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Population Surveillance
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Urban Health
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Sex Distribution
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Age Distribution
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2001
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