The role of cancer registries in cancer control

Parkin, Donald Maxwell

doi:10.1007/s10147-008-0762-6

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“…In fact, this does not imply the existence of a formal national cancer control plan. In any case, rational planning is impossible without a means of identifying the main health problems, determining priorities for preventive and curative programs, evaluating whether goals are reached in the target groups, and determining what has been achieved in relation to resources expended (84).…”

Section: Establishing and Maintaining Cancer Control Programs In Africamentioning

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Cancer in Africa 2012

Parkin

Bray

Ferlay

et al. 2014

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Background: Noncommunicable diseases, and especially cancers, are recognized as an increasing problem for low and middle income countries. Effective control programs require adequate information on the size, nature, and evolution of the health problem that they pose.Methods: We present estimates of the incidence and mortality of cancer in Africa in 2012, derived from "GLOBOCAN 2012," published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.Results: There were 847,000 new cancer cases (6% of the world total) and 591,000 deaths (7.2% of the world total) in the 54 countries of Africa in 2012, with about three quarters in the 47 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. While the cancer profiles often differ markedly between regions, the most common cancers in men were prostate (16.4% of new cancers), liver (10.7%), and Kaposi sarcoma (6.7%); in women, by far the most important are cancers of the breast (27.6% of all cancers) and cervix uteri (20.4%).Conclusions: There are still deficiencies in surveillance systems, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and, specifically, of their most vital component, population-based cancer registries. With the number of annual cancer cases and deaths likely to increase by at least 70% by 2030, there is a pressing need for a coordinated approach to improving the extent and quality of services for cancer control in Africa, and better surveillance systems with which they can be planned and monitored.Impact: The results are the best data currently available and provide a reasonable appraisal of the cancer situation in Africa. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(6); 953-66. Ó2014 AACR.

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Section: Establishing and Maintaining Cancer Control Programs In Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

Cancer in Africa 2012

Parkin

Bray

Ferlay

et al. 2014

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

302

280

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“…It is the relevant measure when considering (primary) prevention the objective of which is to prevent disease occurrence. Measurement of incidence is the most basic function of population-based cancer registries (4).…”

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Trends in cancer incidence in Lithuania between 1991 and 2010

Vincerževskienė¹,

Krilavičiūtė²,

Smailytė³

2014

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Background. Analysis of time trends in cancer incidence provides an estimate of the burden of cancer in a certain population and is a useful tool for planning cancer control. Identification of changing epidemiological patterns in cancer is crucial in formulating future healthcare clinical tools, evaluating prognostic and therapeutic models, and generating new hypotheses on disease aetiology and prevention.Materials and methods. Patients diagnosed with cancer in Lithuania between 1991 and 2010 were considered into analysis. Crude rates and age-standardized incidence rates for both sexes were calculated, as well as annual percent change with 95% confidence intervals for selected cancer sites using the Joinpoint Regression Analysis.Results. With the major exceptions of male lung cancer and stomach cancer in both sexes, cancer incidence has increased for most cancer sites in the last two decades in Lithuania. The strongest rises in incidence were seen for prostate cancer in men and thyroid cancer in women. Overall cancer incidence in men was strongly influenced by newly diagnosed prostate cancer cases.Conclusions. This up-to-date analysis provides a basis for establishing priorities to cancer control actions in Lithuania. These results show increase in incidence rates in Lithuania of all cancers combined among both men and women. Trends in cancer incidence rates for males were heavily influenced by trends in prostate cancer which is the most common cancer among men. Increasing cancer incidence requires targeted interventions on risk factors control, early diagnosis, and improved management and pharmacological treatment for selected cancer sites.

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“…Eine Alternative zu den Studien stellen medizinische Register dar, welche die Realität praxisnah a bbilden und so bei der Entwicklung und/oder der Überprüfung von Guidelines wichtige Erkenntnisse liefern [29] …”

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