Regional Variation of Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in the Nile Delta Region of Egypt over a Twelve-Year Period
Table 1
Clinical and demographic characteristics of 1,089 pancreatic cancer cases in Gharbiah during the period of 1999-2010 by urban and rural places of residence.
Variable
Description
Urban no. (%)
Rural no. (%)
Total cases
Year of diagnosis
1999
36 (8.20)
31 (4.77)
67 (6.15)
2000
30 (6.83)
38 (5.85)
68 (6.24)
2001
29 (6.61)
35 (5.38)
64 (5.88)
2002
41 (9.34)
42 (6.46)
83 (7.62)
2003
36 (8.20)
45 (6.92)
81 (7.44)
2004
44 (10.02)
44 (6.77)
88 (8.08)
2005
29 (6.61)
62 (9.54)
91 (8.36)
2006
42 (9.57)
58 (8.92)
100 (9.18)
2007
39 (8.88)
65 (10.00)
104 (9.56)
2008
31 (7.06)
77 (11.85)
108 (9.92)
2009
44 (10.02)
83 (12.77)
127 (11.66)
2010
38 (8.66)
70 (10.77)
108 (9.92)
All years
439
650
1089
Age
0-24
1 (0.23)
3 (0.46)
4 (0.37)
25-29
0 (0.00)
3 (0.46)
3 (0.28)
30-34
7 (1.59)
8 (1.23)
15 (1.38)
35-39
13 (2.96)
23 (3.54)
36 (3.31)
40-44
17 (3.87)
38 (5.85)
55 (5.05)
45-49
37 (8.43)
65 (10.00)
102 (9.37)
50-54
73 (16.63)
90 (13.85)
163 (14.97)
55-59
71 (16.17)
105 (16.15)
176 (16.16)
60-64
76 (17.31)
103 (15.85)
179 (16.44)
65-69
52 (11.85)
84 (12.92)
136 (12.49)
70-74
46 (10.48)
66 (10.15)
112 (10.28)
75+
46 (10.48)
62 (9.54)
108 (9.92)
Sex
Female
273 (62.19)
421 (64.77)
694 (63.73)
Male
166 (37.81)
229 (35.23)
395 (36.27)
Basis of diagnosis1
Death certificate only
54 (12.41)
19 (2.92)
73 (6.73)
CT scan/US/MRI
60 (13.79)
128 (19.69)
188 (17.33)
Exploratory surgery/ERCP
103 (23.68)
158 (24.31)
261 (24.06)
Radiology with tumor marker
60 (13.79)
105 (16.15)
165 (15.21)
Cytology/hematology
9 (2.07)
12 (1.85)
21 (1.94)
Histology of metastases
32 (7.36)
87 (13.38)
119 (10.96)
Histology of primary
116 (26.7)
141 (21.69)
257 (23.69)
Autopsy with histology
1 (0.23)
0 (0.00)
1 (0.09)
District
Tanta
148 (33.71)
137 (21.08)
285 (26.17)
Mehalla
153 (34.85)
139 (21.38)
292 (26.81)
Kafr El-Zayat
46 (10.48)
72 (11.08)
118 (10.84)
Zefta
24 (5.47)
55 (8.46)
79 (7.25)
Samanoud
21 (4.78)
51 (7.85)
72 (6.61)
El Santa
19 (4.33)
81 (12.46)
100 (9.18)
Kotour
13 (2.96)
65 (10.00)
78 (7.16)
Basyoun
15 (3.42)
50 (7.69)
65 (5.97)
1Four cases (0.37%) had missing data on the basis of diagnosis.
