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Head and neck cancer constitutes one of the commonest malignancies in Yemen. There may be a role for the use of Shamma and Zarda and Khat for the increase of HNC in Yemen. This study was conducted retrospectively with an overall aim to describe the pattern of head and neck cancers among Yemeni patients attending the Oncology Department of Al-Gamhouria Teaching Hospital, Aden, for the period from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2004. The study included 183 patients with head and neck cancers (Lymphoma and thyroid were excluded), 134 were males (73.2%) and 49 were females (26.8%) , with male to female ratio of 2.7:1. The mean age was 51.3 +/- 14.9 years (range: 3 - 82 years). Statistically, there is significant difference between the mean age of male (49.5 +/- 15.1 years) and female (45.4 +/- 16.3 years) patients with head and neck cancers [t= 2.1, p: 0.03]. The common types of head and neck cancers in this study are cancers of the oral cavity (31.7%), followed by pharyngeal (22.9%) and laryngeal (19.1%). In relation to sex, there is a significant statistical relationship between certain head and neck cancers and sex (p: 0.0000). In males, the common cancers are oral cavity cancers (22.7%), laryngeal (22.1%) and pharyngeal cancers (20.8%). The common histopathological type of head and neck cancers in this study is the well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (70.5%). This study concluded that head and neck cancers are among the common health problems affecting Yemeni patients and recommended further wide national studies to determine the real incidence and the risk factors associated with such cancer.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/epidemiología , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/patología , Humanos , Incidencia , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Yemen/epidemiología , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
A retrospective study of breast cancer was carried out using the treatment registry of Aden Health Office and archives of Al-Gamhoria Teaching Hospital from January 1989 to December 1996 and the records of patients registered at Aden Cancer Centre from January 1997 to December 1998. The data analysed included age, sex, residence, breast affected and type of cancer. There were 227 patients with breast cancer registered between January 1989 and December 1998; 225 were female and 2 were male. Most of the patients (81.5%) had infiltrating ductal carcinoma. About 90% of the patients had lymph node involvement. The age groups most affected were 30-39 years and 40-49 years.
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Neoplasias de la Mama Masculina/epidemiología , Neoplasias de la Mama/epidemiología , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anciano , Neoplasias de la Mama/etiología , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Neoplasias de la Mama Masculina/etiología , Neoplasias de la Mama Masculina/patología , Instituciones Oncológicas , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/epidemiología , Carcinoma Lobular/epidemiología , Carcinoma Papilar/epidemiología , Femenino , Hospitales de Enseñanza , Humanos , Metástasis Linfática , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Vigilancia de la Población , Prevalencia , Sistema de Registros , Características de la Residencia/estadística & datos numéricos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Distribución por Sexo , Yemen/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
A retrospective study of breast cancer was carried out using the treatment registry of Aden Health Office and archives of Al-Gamhoria Teaching Hospital from January 1989 to December 1996 and the records of patients registered at Aden Cancer Centre from January 1997 to December 1998. The data analysed included age, sex, residence, breast affected and type of cancer. There were 227 patients with breast cancer registered between January 1989 and December 1998; 225 were female and 2 were male. Most of the patients [81.5%] had infiltrating ductal carcinoma. About 90% of the patients had lymph node involvement. The age groups most affected were 30-39 years and 40-49 years
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Distribución por Edad , Neoplasias de la Mama Masculina , Instituciones Oncológicas , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama , Carcinoma Lobular , Carcinoma Papilar , Metástasis Linfática , Estudios Retrospectivos , Distribución por Sexo , Neoplasias de la MamaRESUMEN
We studied the distribution of cancer by sex, age, region of residence and system and organ affected of 685 patients obtained through the Treatment Abroad Register of the Aden Health Office [1989-1983]. The most common malignancies, excluding specific sites for each sex, were gastrointestinal tract [19.4%], lymphoma [16.4%], head and neck [13.2%], bone and soft tissue [12.2%] and thyroid [11.2%]. The most common malignancies among males were gastrointestinal, lymphoma, head and neck, bone and soft tissue and leukaemia; and among females were breast, female genital system, thyroid, gastrointestinal and lymphoma