Prevalence of cancers diagnosed in Jamhuriyat Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Throughout the world, there exists a clear need for the maintenance of cancer statistics, forming an essential part of any rational programme of cancer control, health-care planning, etiological research, primary and secondary prevention, benefiting both individuals and society. The present work reports only on the prevalence of cancers in the Oncology Department of Jamhuriyat Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan following several decades of war.

Materials and methods

A quantitative retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the medical records of patients diagnosed and treated from October 2015 to December 2017. Data includes information on gender, age, economic status, address and types of cancer diagnosed. The data was transferred to a customized form and

SUBMITTER: Joya M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7096744 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature