Journal Article

Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

Majeed, Azeem, Rai, Rajesh Kumar, Aman Yesuf Endries, Collison, Michael, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Ebrahimi, Hedyeh, Naghavi, Mohsen, Mohammed Magdy Abd El Razek, Hamadeh, Randah Ribhi, Artaman, Al, Hamidi, Samer, Hay, Roderick J, Huda Omer Ba Saleem, Larson, Heidi J, Pourmalek, Farshad, Ogbo, Felix Akpojene, Sare Safi, Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji, Butt, Zahid A, Ekwueme, Donatus U, Dicker, Daniel, Anwar Rafay, Hassen Hamid Yimam, Patel, Tejas, Stathopoulou, Vasiliki, Yousef Saleh Khader, Rawaf, Salman, Khan, Gulfaraz, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Park, Eun-Kee, Uthman, Olalekan A, Fischer, Florian, Memiah, Peter, Radfar, Amir, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Wakayo, Tolassa, Vlassov, Vasiliy Victorovich, eman, Kyle J, Habtamu Abera Hareri, Juan Ramon Sanabria, Khalil, Ibrahim, Sepanlou, Sadaf G, Hay, Simon I, Frostad, Joseph, Tesfalidet Tekelab, Krohn, Kristopher J, Sufiyan, Muawiyyah Babale, Kedir Teji Roba, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Asma Abdul Latif, Pereira, David M, Yaghoubi, Mohsen, Jumaan, Aisha O, Danawi, Hadi, Milena M Santric Milicevic, Alam, Khurshid, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Tesfay, Mehari Atey, Tabarés-Seisdedo

2018

Overview

Objectives To estimate incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) caused by cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 2005 and 2015. Methods Vital 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. Results In 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 DALYs. Between 2005 and 2015, incident cases increased by 46%, deaths by 33%, and DALYs by 31%. The increase in cancer incidence was largely driven by population growth and population aging. Breast cancer, lung cancer, and leukemia were the most common cancers, while lung, breast, and stomach cancers caused most cancer deaths. Conclusions Cancer is responsible for a substantial disease burden in the EMR, which is increasing. There is an urgent need to expand cancer prevention, screening, and awareness programs in EMR countries as well as to improve diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care services.

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Breast cancer / Cancer / Cancer and Oncology / Cancer och onkologi / Clinical Medicine / Environmental Health / Global Burden of Disease - statistics & numerical data / Global Health / Health risk assessment / Humans / Incidence / Klinisk medicin / Lung cancer / Medical and Health Sciences / Medicin och hälsovetenskap / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Mediterranean Region - epidemiology / Middle East - epidemiology / Neoplasms - economics / Neoplasms - epidemiology / Neoplasms - mortality / Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine / Original / Original Article / Public Health / Quality-Adjusted Life Years