Geographic distribution of hematopoietic cancers in the Nile delta of Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous evidence indicated that incidence rates of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) are high in Egypt although little is known about risk factors.

Materials and methods

Using data from the population-based cancer registry of Gharbiah governorate in Egypt, we assessed the 1999-2005 incidence of hematopoietic cancers (HCs) based on the ICD-O3 by age- and sex-specific urban-rural distribution.

Results

NHL showed the highest incidence among all HCs (11.7 per 100 000). Urban incidence of HCs was higher than rural incidence. Incidence rates of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) and NHL were high especially among urban males up to the 64-year age category. Rural incidence of HL and NHL was high below age 20. Among the districts of the governorate, we observed NHL incidence patt

SUBMITTER: Herzog CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3457749 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature