Open AccessEstimates of Cancer Incidence in Ethiopia in 2015 Using Population-Based Registry Data
Author(s) -
Solomon Tessema Memirie,
Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam,
Mathewos Asefa,
Biniyam Tefera Deressa,
Getamesay Abayneh,
Biniam Tsegaye,
Mihiret Woldetinsae Abraha,
Girma Ababi,
Ahmedin Jemal,
Timothy R. Rebbeck,
Stéphane Verguet
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.17.00175
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cancer registry , incidence (geometry) , population , breast cancer , colorectal cancer , prostate cancer , epidemiology of cancer , stomach cancer , lung cancer , environmental health , physics , optics
Noncommunicable diseases, prominently cancer, have become the second leading cause of death in the adult population of Ethiopia. A population-based cancer registry has been used in Addis Ababa (the capital city) since 2011. Availability of up-to-date estimates on cancer incidence is important in guiding the national cancer control program in Ethiopia.