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Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey

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Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the approximate epidemiology of cancer burden in the adults' population of North Sudan. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey among 1200 individuals was performed. A purposeful form was used to collect cancer-related data. Results: About 865 participants had responded. Out of 865 respondents, 346(41.1%) had relatives with cancer. The most frequent mentioned cancers were breast, leukemia, colon, prostate, oral, lung, cervix and stomach, representing, 24.8%, 17%, 15%, 14.6%, 14.3%, 13.9%, 10.6% and 9.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of cancer was higher among adults population in North Sudan. The full burden of cancer in Sudan remains mysterious, since there no effective cancer registry in the country

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10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16030

Keywords

Cancer, Sudan, Relatives, Breast, Leukemia

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Hussain

Last Name

Ahmed

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Gadelkarim

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Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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he.ahmed@uoh.edu.sa

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Faris

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Eltom

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Margani

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College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science & Technology & Department of medical laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, KSA

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Mazin

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Doumi

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Abdulrahman

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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kordofan, Sudan & University of Hail, KSA

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Mohmmed

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Eltybe

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Madani

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Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Elneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

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Tagreed

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Mahmoud

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Ahmed

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Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan

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Syda

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Ebnoof

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Omer

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Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan

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Rashid

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Salih

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Awad Abdalla

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Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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6

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2

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2654

Issue Date

2014-12-01

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2018-10-06

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2014-12-01

Page Start

55

Page End

63

Print ISSN

2090-0767

Online ISSN

2090-083X

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EAJBSC_Volume 6_Issue 2_Pages 55-63.pdf

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology

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https://eajbsc.journals.ekb.eg/

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Burden of Cancer in North Sudan: A community-based Survey

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22 Jan 2023