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Trends in Cancer Incidence in Maputo, Mozambique, 1991-2008

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BACKGROUND: Very limited information is available regarding the
                incidence of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. We analyzed changes
                in cancer patterns from 1991 to 2008 in Maputo (Mozambique).
                METHODS: We calculated the rates of incidence of different
                cancer sites by sex in the 5-year age-group of the population of
                Maputo city as well as age-standardized rates (ASRs) and average
                annual percentage changes (AAPC). RESULTS: Over the 18-year
                study period a total of 12,674 cases of cancer (56.9% females)
                were registered with an overall increase in the risk of cancer
                in both sexes. In males, the most common cancers were those of
                the prostate, Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and the liver. Prostate cancer
                showed the most dramatic increase over the whole study period
                (AAPC +11.3%; 95% CI: 9.7-13.0), with an ASR of 61.7 per 105 in
                2003-2008. In females, the most frequent cancers were of the
                uterine cervix, the breast and KS, with the former increasing
                along the whole study period (AAPC + 4.7%; 95% CI: 3.4-6) with
                an ASR of 62.0 per 105 in 2003-2008 as well as breast cancer
                (AAPC +6.5%; 95%CI: 4.3-8.7). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the risk of
                cancer rose in both sexes during the study period, particularly
                among cancers associated with westernization of lifestyles
                (prostate, breast), combined with increasingly rising incidences
                or limited changes in cancers associated with infection and
                poverty (uterine cervix, liver). Moreover, the burden of
                AIDS-associated cancers has shown a marked increase.

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Reproducció del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130469

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Trends in Cancer Incidence in Maputo, Mozambique, 1991-2008