TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of cancer esophagus in Quetta and Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Bhurgri, Yasmin
AU - Bhurgri, Asif
AU - Hussainy, Akbar Shah
AU - Faridi, Naveen
AU - Bhurgri, Hadi
AU - Usman, Ahmed
AU - Mirza, Jamil
AU - Malik, Jawaid
AU - Muzaffar, Suhail
AU - Kayani, Naila
AU - Pervez, Shahid
AU - Hasan, Sheema H.
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - Objective: To study the differences in the incidence of cancer esophagus in Karachi and Quetta, Pakistan. Methods: Incident cases of cancer esophagus registered from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2000 were included for Karachi South, and those registered from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2000 were included for Karachi Division and Quetta. Results: In Quetta, cancer esophagus had age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of 25.5/100,000 population in males and 23.4/100,000 population in females, and it was the commonest malignancy in both genders. In comparison, in Karachi South and Karachi Division, cancer esophagus ranked 7th among cancers in males (ASIR 6.2/100,000 and 5.0/100,000 population, respectively) and 5th in females (7.0/ 100,000 and 4.9/100,000 population, respectively). The ASIR was similar among males and females in all data sets. Conclusion: The incidence of cancer esophagus in Quetta is comparable to that in high-incidence regions, whereas the incidence in Karachi is similar to that in moderate-incidence zones. In contrast to other world regions, cancer esophagus was equally common in males and females in Pakistan. The high risk in Quetta warrants investigation for risk factors and a targeted cancer control program.
AB - Objective: To study the differences in the incidence of cancer esophagus in Karachi and Quetta, Pakistan. Methods: Incident cases of cancer esophagus registered from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2000 were included for Karachi South, and those registered from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2000 were included for Karachi Division and Quetta. Results: In Quetta, cancer esophagus had age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of 25.5/100,000 population in males and 23.4/100,000 population in females, and it was the commonest malignancy in both genders. In comparison, in Karachi South and Karachi Division, cancer esophagus ranked 7th among cancers in males (ASIR 6.2/100,000 and 5.0/100,000 population, respectively) and 5th in females (7.0/ 100,000 and 4.9/100,000 population, respectively). The ASIR was similar among males and females in all data sets. Conclusion: The incidence of cancer esophagus in Quetta is comparable to that in high-incidence regions, whereas the incidence in Karachi is similar to that in moderate-incidence zones. In contrast to other world regions, cancer esophagus was equally common in males and females in Pakistan. The high risk in Quetta warrants investigation for risk factors and a targeted cancer control program.
KW - Carcinoma esophagus
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M3 - Article
C2 - 14658531
AN - SCOPUS:0345255102
SN - 0254-8860
VL - 22
SP - 170
EP - 172
JO - Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 5
ER -