Rates for czechoslovakia, denmark, england, germany, sweden, switzerland, and the united states are from 5 to 7 times the rate for egypt. Female breast cancer incidence 20102014 and mortality 20112015 rates by raceethnicity, us 4 figure 3. It is the most frequently diagnosed female malignant disease in arab populations. By 2050, a 3fold increase in incident cancer relative to 20 was estimated. Breast cancers in women from arab populations have different characteristics to those reported in individuals from europe and. Among females, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death, followed by colorectal and lung cancer for incidence, and vice versa for mortality. Decreases in prostate cancer incidence likely reflect decreased use of the prostatespecific anti. Epidemiology and management of breast carcinoma in egyptian. Cancer burden in africa and opportunities for prevention. Subsite distribution of female breast cancer, elminia, 2009 66 table 3. In egypt, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, representing 18. Carcinoma of the breast is the most prevalent cancer among egyptian women and constitutes 29% of national cancer institute cases.
Agespecific female breast cancer incidence rates by raceethnicity, 20102014, us 2 breast cancer occurrence 3 table 2. The national cancer registry program ncrp was established in 2008 and became the only source for cancer incidence in the country 22. This report represents our data of the last 5 years, and compares these results with those of other countries and those previously reported from. Cancer in south africa is an emerging health problem, with breast cancer being one of the leading cancers in women, following similar worldwide statistics. Breast cancer alone accounts for 25% of all cancer cases and 15% of all cancer deaths among females. Sep 21, 2014 the national cancer registry program ncrp was established in 2008 and became the only source for cancer incidence in the country. Breast cancer incidence invasive statistics cancer. Breast cancer laterality among egyptian patients and its association. Bcm is very rare in areas with a low incidence of breast cancer in general, with few exceptions. Lifetime risks of developing breast cancer vary from a low of one in 81 in. With a rapidly evolving incidence, breast cancer is currently the first female cancer in subsaharan africa followed by cervical cancer. Colorectal cancer is a disease of the elderly, and affects the younger population with an incidence of 2 to 6%. Nov 02, 2017 34 percent of egyptian women suffer from breast cancer, the most common type of cancer in egypt for women, mohamed emara, director general of baheya foundation for early detection and treatment of breast cancer, said.
Cancer incidence in four member countries cyprus, egypt, israel and jordan of the middle east cancer consortium mecc compared with u. The main objective of the current publication is to present the incidence rates of cancer in egypt in 20082011 based upon data of the national cancer registry program of egypt with estimated incidence of. Incidence rates of breast cancer varies from region to region in sub saharan africa and are 30. Prevalence of breast carcinoma is high in egypt and the cases of breast cancer constitute 29% of cancer cases treated at the national cancer. Southern african women have the highest breast cancer incidence rates of all african regions, in part because of a higher prevalence of reproductive risk factors. It was reported in the past that bcm is common in egypt, an area of relatively low bcf incidence, probably because of high rates of schistosomiasisrelated liver diseases 10. The incidence of breast cancer is lower in arab countries than in europe and the usa but is rising fast. Breast cancer incidence as a function of the number of previous. Trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality rates for selected countriesareshowninfig. This pattern of increasing incidence in egypt, which used to have a low incidence of uterine cancer, may appear in other middleincome countries that experience emerging nutritional and epidemiologic transitions. Breast cancer breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in 2008 in africa 92,600 cases, 50,000 deaths. The main objective of the current publication is to present the incidence rates of cancer in egypt in 20082011 based upon data of the national cancer registry program of egypt with estimated incidence of the. Trends in breast cancer incidence rates by age and stage at diagnosis in gharbiah, egypt, over 10 years 1999 2008 kellya.
Egyptian cancer resources recent research in egypt resources by type of cancer egyptian cancer resources 15 links egyptian cancer society. Cancer rates in egypt to increase three times by 2050 egypt. Research article trends in breast cancer incidence rates by. These data are the only available cancer rates at national and regional levels of egypt. An increasing number of young colorectal carcinoma patients attending at mansoura university hospital, mansoura, egypt, was noted. Ecs founded in 1991 as a branch of egyptian medical association it is an independent nonprofit organization and does not issue licenses.
There were 17 million new cases of cancer all cancers combined excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer worldwide in 2018. Frequency and age specific incidence rates of female breast cancer per 100,000 population by 5year age groups, elminia, 2009 65 table 3. Globocan 2018 incidence, mortality and prevalence by cancer site new cases deaths 5year prevalence all ages cancer number rank % cum. The global distribution of bcm is similar to that of bcf i. Phyllodes tumor of the breast, the egyptian experience. Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer. Incidence of breast cancer in egypt according to the population based cancer registery egypt gharbia is 42. Pdf urbanrural differences in breast cancer incidence in. Breast cancer incidence is strongly related to age, with the highest incidence rates being in older people. In israel, breast cancer incidence in 4044yearold arab women is less than half that seen in the comparable jewish population, with the incidence in jewish women being very similar to that seen in the usaincidence in arab women resembles more closely the incidences seen in egypt and jordan. Accordingly, it is suggested that accelerated progression of acf to carcinoma is the accepted model for development of colorectal cancer in egypt and may explain the low incidence of adenoma and. Breast cancer bc is the most common female malignancy accounting for 22.
More than 50% of the new cancer cases in the world occur in developing countries cancer is already a significant health problem in many developing countries. A comparison of trends in incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer, incidence to mortality ratio and stage at diagnosis between arab and jewish women in israel, 19792002, eur j. The plan has also identified four factors that lead to developing cancer cells, which are namely smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and consuming alcohol excessively. Adult risk factors no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available no data available breast 21.
Breast cancer alone accounts for 25% of all cancer cases and 15% of. Ibrahim as, khaled hm, mikhail nn, baraka h, kamel h 2014 cancer incidence in egypt. Calculated age specic incidence rates for liver cancer in egypt. Breast cancer incidence in south africa fairylight. Urbanrural differences in breast cancer incidence in egypt 19992006. Among egyptian patients, the left breast is at greater risk of cancer than the right one. Changing incidence of uterine cancer in rural egypt. Vorobiof, freddy sitas, and gabriel vorobiof abstract.
Egypt cancer incidence agestandardized cancer mortality trends cancer mortality profile world health organization cancer country profiles, 2014. Egypt national cancer registry egyptian ministry of. Pathological diagnosis of female breast cancer, elminia, 2009 67. The monograph compiles information on cancer incidence between 1996 and 2001, drawn from cancer registries in four member countries as part of the joint cancer registration project of the middle east. Trends in breast cancer incidence rates by age and stage at. Agespecific probability of developing invasive breast cancer for us women 4 figure 2. In the uk in 20152017, on average each year around a quarter of new cases 24% were in.
Breast cancer causes 20% of cancer deaths in women and represents 25% of cancers diagnosed. The pattern of cancer indicated the increased burden of liver cancer. The national cancer registry program ncrp was established in 2008 and became the only source for cancer incidence in the country. More than 4 in 10 of new cases of cancer are lung, female breast, bowel or prostate cancer, 2018, worldwide. The most common type of cancer for egyptian men is lung cancer. Her2positive breast cancer an aggressive type of breast cancer breast cancer. In the uk in 20152017, on average each year around a quarter of new cases 24% were in people aged 75 and over.
Perspectives on breast cancer in arab populations the. Breast cancer laterality among egyptian patients and its. The trends of cancer mortality in the registra tion area of egypt, and in the two principal cities, are shown in fig. The overall breast cancer incidence rates increased in gharbiah, egypt, from 1999 to 2008 by an aapc of 2.
Luminal a tumors are associated with the most favorable prognosis in part because they are usually responsive to hormonal therapy see page 26. Evidence for an ancient brca 1 pathogenic variant in. Invasive cancer incidence and survival united states, 2012. Female breast cancer breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among females worldwide, with an estimated 1. Presentation of breast cancer female patients in south egypt. They were developed to provide a quick overview of frequentlyrequested cancer statistics. Breast cancer is a major health problem in both developing and developed countries. Bc in egypt carries an unfavorable prognosis with 29% mortality and 3. This is the most common type of breast cancer figure 1 and tends to be slowergrowing and less aggressive than other subtypes. A significant increase in breast cancer incidence was evident among women aged 50 years and older, and the highest aapc of 5. Worldwide cancer incidence statistics cancer research uk.
The rate of uterine cancer in urban areas in gharbiah. Results of the national populationbased cancer registry program. International variation in female breast cancer incidence and. All cases of breast cancers diagnosed from 1999 to 2007 were identified. Results of the national populationbased cancer registry program, authoramal samy ibrahim and hussein mostafa khaled and nabiel nh mikhail and hoda baraka and hossam aldin. Breast cancer incidence in south africa by daniel a. Although breast cancer is thought to be a disease of the developed world, almost 50% of breast cancer cases and 58% of deaths occur in less developed countries globocan 2008. Study of rates of individual sites of cancer might help in giving clues for preventive programs. Seifeldin, 4 mohamedramadan, 4 mousumibanerjee, 5 joeb.