Author/Authors :
Al-Hamdan, N. Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia , Ravichandran, K. , Al-Sayyad, J. Ministry of Health, Bahrain , Al-Lawati, J. Ministry of Health, Oman , Khazal, Z. Ministry of Health, United Arab Emirates , Al-Khateeb, F. Ministry of Health, Qatar , Abdulwahab, A. Ministry of Health, Kuwait , Al-Asfour, A. Ministry of Health, Kuwait
Abstract :
We describe the patterns of cancer incidence for common cancers in Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 1998–2001. A total of 32 291 cases of cancer were diagnosed (16 342 in males; 15 949 in females). Male preponderance was observed only in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The age-standardized incidence of all malignancies per 100 000 in both sexes was highest in Qatar followedby Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Paediatric cancer ranged from 9.5% of total cancers in Saudi Arabia and UAE to 4.0% in Bahrain. In all countries, the mean age at diagnosis was higher in males than females; cancer of the lung and prostate were commonest among males, and cancer of breast and thyroid among females. Lung cancer ranked second among Bahraini women.
