Ethnic differences in cancer incidence among the Guyanese population
West Indian med. j
; 65(Supp. 3): [55], 2016.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Globally, cancer is identified as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Trends suggest that ethnic and lifestyle factors are influential to its occurrence. In Guyana, cancers have been a leading cause of mortality over the period 2003 to 2012. However, the influence of ethnicity in the occurrence of cancer has not been examined extensively.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the occurrence of cancer among the different ethnicities in Guyana from 20032012.METHODS:
Data from 20032012 from the population based Guyana Cancer Registry were analysed. Frequencies were determined for each cancer by patient demographics and cancer characteristics. Incidence and mortality rates were calculated using Guyanas resident 2002 population.RESULTS:
Of 6518 new cancers, 3956 were in females and 2561 in males. Mean age of females was 55.4 years, SD16.4 and males 62.2 years, SD 18.7 (p < 0.0001). Guyanese Chinese had the highest annual rate (129.9 per100 000); Afro-Guyanese had the highest absolute numbers(2892, 44.4%) and second highest annual incidence(127.4 per 100 000), followed by Indo-Guyanese 2505(37.9%; annual incidence 76.8 per 100 000) and Guyanese of mixed race 510 (7.8%). Male Afro-Guyanese were disproportionately affected by prostate cancer while the females had the highest rates of uterine and second highest rates of breast and cervical cancers. Guyanese Chinese had the highest rates of cervical cancer.Conclusion:
Further research is needed to determine risk factors for cancers by ethnicity and aggressive campaigns need to be implemented targeting those risk factors to reduce the burden of disease.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Guiana
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Caribe Inglês
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Guiana
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Congresso e conferência
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Ministry of Public Health/Guyana