Estimates of Cancer Incidence in Ethiopia in 2015 Using Population-Based Registry Data

Estimates of Cancer Incidence in Ethiopia in 2015 Using Population-Based Registry Data

Purpose: 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 importa...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.17.00175

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