Incidence of Common and Rare Cancers in Ilorin, Nigeria
| Autor: | Bashirudeen O. Oyinlola, Oluyinka A. Iyiola, Kazeem Abdulganiyu, Robiat D. Yusuf, Oyinkansola A. Oredein, Olubukola Abibat Owolodun, Abass Toba Anifowoshe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Nigeria Medicine (miscellaneous) Developing country Plant Science 010501 environmental sciences Horticulture 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Internal medicine medicine Ilorin lcsh:Agriculture (General) lcsh:Science (General) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry Public health Incidence (epidemiology) rare cancer Cancer common cancer Forestry medicine.disease lcsh:S1-972 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) incidence Life expectancy Sarcoma business Agronomy and Crop Science Developed country 030217 neurology & neurosurgery lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | Notulae Scientia Biologicae, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 453-459 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2067-3264 2067-3205 |
| Popis: | Cancer is a public health problem worldwide, affecting all categories of persons. It is the second common cause of death in developed countries and among the three leading causes of death in developing countries. Due to its genetics and medical importance, study on its incidence is germane. In the present study, 74 different cancers of 2,246 (n = 891 male and n = 1355 female) cancer patients within the age of 1-105 in Nigeria were retrospectively reviewed using the data from University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). The overall profile of the categories showed the leading position of breast cancer, followed by cancer of the digestive system (32.29% and 19.67%, respectively), while Kaposi sarcoma, endocrine system and brain cancers were among the rare or least recorded (13% and >11%) than any other year within the study, while the lowest incidence was recorded in 2016 ( |
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