Research Article

Distance to Health Care Facilities, Lifestyle Risk Factors, and Stage at Diagnosis in relation to Geographic Pattern of Esophageal Cancer in Tanzania, 2006–2016

Table 1

Distribution and number of esophageal cancer cases from Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) from the year 2006-2016.

Total ORCI cases per year () (percent)

2006131 (6.8)
2007135 (7.0)
2008163 (8.4)
2009195 (10.1)
2010204 (10.5)
2011158 (8.2)
2012122 (6.3)
2013141 (7.3)
2014231 (11.9)
2015236 (12.2)
2016222 (11.5)
Total confirmed cases1938
Missing cases227 (10.5%)