Open Access<p>Cancer Incidence Trends From 1999 to 2015 And Contributions Of Various Cancer Types To The Overall Burden: Projections To 2030 And Extrapolation Of Economic Burden In Saudi Arabia</p>
Author(s) -
Abdul Rahman Jazieh,
Omar B. Da’ar,
Mohammad Alkaiyat,
Yasmine A Zaatreh,
Aida A Saad,
Rami Bustami,
Mashael Alrujaib,
Khaled Alkattan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s222667
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , cancer , cancer incidence , productivity , demography , cancer registry , cohort , environmental health , mathematics , economics , economic growth , geometry , sociology
Cancer incidence in Saudi Arabia has increased for the last two decades, ratcheting up to global levels. The study aimed to analyze cancer trends and the contributions of various cancer types, forecast incidence, and estimate the economic burden in 2030.