Cancer Incidence in Egypt: Results of the National Population-Based Cancer Registry Program

Table 8

Proportions and incidence rates of the most frequently observed cancers in the 3 regions of Egypt.

	Lower Egypt				Middle Egypt				Upper Egypt
	2009–2011				2009				2008
	Site	%	Crude rate	ASR	Site	%	Crude rate	ASR	Site	%	Crude rate	ASR
Males	Liver	41.7	57.8	81.0	Liver	20.4	22.4	37.6	Bladder	12.6	12.2	19.3
	Bladder	8.8	12.2	19.0	Bladder	14.2	15.6	26.4	Liver	11.8	11.5	17.5
	NHL	6.0	8.3	10.3	Brain^#	7.3	8.0	12.5	Lung^##	7.6	7.4	11.5
	Lung^##	5.5	7.6	10.1	Lung^##	5.8	6.3	10.8	Leukemia	6.1	6.0	6.7
	Prostate	4.8	6.7	11.7	Leukemia	4.9	5.4	6.7	Prostate	5.9	5.7	9.2
Females	Breast	33.2	43.8	53.0	Breast	26.8	25.8	35.6	Breast	38.7	45.3	64.5
	Liver	16.4	21.6	32.6	Liver	8.9	8.6	13.7	Ovary	6.1	7.1	10.2
	Brain^#	4.4	5.8	7.4	Brain^#	7.7	7.4	11.1	Liver	5.1	6.0	8.7
	NHL	4.1	5.4	6.7	Leukemia	4.7	4.5	5.6	Leukemia	4.8	5.6	7.2
	Thyroid	3.9	5.1	5.4	NHL	4.4	4.2	5.8	Uterus	3.5	4.1	6.7
Both Sexes	Liver	29.6	40.1	56.8	Liver	15.2	15.6	25.7	Breast	21.6	23.1	33.2
	Breast	16.1	21.7	26.9	Breast	12.4	12.8	18.1	Liver	8.2	8.8	13.1
	Bladder	5.9	8.0	12.5	Bladder	9.2	9.5	15.7	Bladder	7.4	7.9	12.5
	NHL	5.1	6.9	8.5	Brain^#	7.5	7.7	11.8	Leukemia	5.4	5.7	7.0
	Brain^#	4.5	6.0	7.8	Leukemia	4.8	4.9	6.2	Lung^##	4.6	4.9	7.7

Includes brain and nervous system tumors.
^##Includes trachea, bronchus and lung tumors.