Research Article
Cancer Incidence in Egypt: Results of the National Population-Based Cancer Registry Program
Table 5
The most frequent cancers in Egypt estimated using the results of the National Population-Based Registry Program of Egypt 2008ā2011.
| ā | Site | % | Crude rate | ASR |
| Males | Liver | 33.63 | 39.5 | 61.8 | Bladder | 10.71 | 12.6 | 21.1 | Lung# | 5.69 | 6.7 | 10.4 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.48 | 6.4 | 8.8 | Brain## | 5.48 | 6.4 | 8.8 | Prostate | 4.27 | 5.0 | 9.3 |
| Females | Breast | 32.04 | 35.8 | 48.8 | Liver | 13.54 | 15.1 | 24.4 | Brain## | 5.18 | 5.8 | 8.0 | Ovary | 4.12 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.80 | 4.2 | 6.1 | Thyroid | 3.28 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Both Sexes | Liver | 23.81 | 27.5 | 43.6 | Breast | 15.41 | 17.8 | 24.3 | Bladder | 6.94 | 8.0 | 13.5 | Brain## | 5.29 | 6.1 | 8.5 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.64 | 5.4 | 7.5 | Lung# | 4.22 | 4.9 | 7.5 |
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Includes trachea, bronchus, and lung tumors.
##Includes brain and nervous system tumors.
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