2017
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9
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Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

Abstract: ObjectivesTo estimate incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) caused by cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 2005 and 2015.MethodsVital registration system and cancer registry data from the EMR region were analyzed for 29 cancer groups in 22 EMR countries using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 methodology.ResultsIn 2015, cancer was responsible for 9.4% of all deaths and 5.1% of all DALYs. It accounted for 722,646 new cases, 379,093 deaths, and 11.7 million DA… Show more

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“…This is particularly the case for low-income Arab countries which have poorly developed healthcare systems. Furthermore, civil conflicts, added onto the already existing social, political, and economic instabilities, inevitably increase the burden of suffering from breast cancer in some of the countries in the region [11].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is particularly the case for low-income Arab countries which have poorly developed healthcare systems. Furthermore, civil conflicts, added onto the already existing social, political, and economic instabilities, inevitably increase the burden of suffering from breast cancer in some of the countries in the region [11].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We mapped all neoplasms as defined by the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) to one of the 29 GBD cancer groups. ICD-10 codes for mortality by colorectal cancer in GBD study were C18-C21.9, D01.0-D01.3, D12-D12.9, D37.3-D37.5 [ 3 , 9 , 11 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, EMR is one of two WHO regions with the fastest growing consumption of tobacco products and where the prevalence of use is expected to increase 25% by the year 2025, compared with a decrease in Asia, North America and Europe (2). There is a need, therefore, for comprehensive tobacco control programmes (3,4). A major barrier however to implementing tobacco control programmes worldwide is the tobacco industry, which typically uses its financial power to expand its production, distribution and sale of tobacco products, and to influence policy-makers (2).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%