TY - JOUR
T1 - Need for a national cancer registry in Pakistan
T2 - Challenges and way forward
AU - Begum, Saleema
AU - Khan, Muhammad Rizwan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - The incidence of cancer is rising globally at a remarkable rate. According to the global cancer Observatory, the total number of cases in Pakistan were 178,388 in 2020; and these figures were provided by the Punjab Cancer Registry which represents the population of Lahore and some parts of central Punjab. Considering the overall 220 million population, these figures are severe underestimation of the true cancer burden in Pakistan. Unfortunately, several attempts at establishing a national cancer registry in the country have failed in the past. Resource limitations, including funds, manpower and infrastructure, and the lack of interest on the part of the governments are behind the failure of the establishment of a national cancer database. There is a dire need for establishing a national cancer registry to understand the actual burden of disease, and to implement a national action plan for cancer prevention, and management strategies to control the growing epidemic.
AB - The incidence of cancer is rising globally at a remarkable rate. According to the global cancer Observatory, the total number of cases in Pakistan were 178,388 in 2020; and these figures were provided by the Punjab Cancer Registry which represents the population of Lahore and some parts of central Punjab. Considering the overall 220 million population, these figures are severe underestimation of the true cancer burden in Pakistan. Unfortunately, several attempts at establishing a national cancer registry in the country have failed in the past. Resource limitations, including funds, manpower and infrastructure, and the lack of interest on the part of the governments are behind the failure of the establishment of a national cancer database. There is a dire need for establishing a national cancer registry to understand the actual burden of disease, and to implement a national action plan for cancer prevention, and management strategies to control the growing epidemic.
KW - Cancer
KW - Prevention
KW - Registry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165412552&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.47391/JPMA.6258
DO - 10.47391/JPMA.6258
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37469061
AN - SCOPUS:85165412552
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 73
SP - 1475
EP - 1479
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 7
ER -