Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
<p><strong>Background</strong> Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> Trends in the incidence of cervical cancer are examined for a period...
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| author | Jedy-Agba, E Joko Walburga Epse Fru, WY Liu, B Buziba, NG Borok, M Korir, A Masamba, L Manraj, SS Finesse, A Wabinga, H Somdyala, N Parkin, DM |
| author_facet | Jedy-Agba, E Joko Walburga Epse Fru, WY Liu, B Buziba, NG Borok, M Korir, A Masamba, L Manraj, SS Finesse, A Wabinga, H Somdyala, N Parkin, DM |
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| description | <p><strong>Background</strong>
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).</p>
<p><strong>Methods</strong>
Trends in the incidence of cervical cancer are examined for a period of 10–25 years in 10 population-based cancer registries across eight SSA countries (Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe). A total of 21,990 cases of cervical cancer were included in the analyses.</p>
<p><strong>Results</strong>
Incidence rates had increased in all registries for some or all of the periods studied, except for Mauritius with a constant annual 2.5% decline. Eastern Cape and Blantyre (Malawi) registries showed significant increases over time, with the most rapid being in Blantyre (7.9% annually). In Kampala (Uganda), a significant increase was noted (2.2%) until 2006, followed by a non-significant decline. In Eldoret, a decrease (1998–2002) was followed by a significant increase (9.5%) from 2002 to 2016.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion</strong>
Overall, cervical cancer incidence has been increasing in SSA. The current high-level advocacy to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in SSA needs to be translated into support for prevention (vaccination against human papillomavirus and population-wide screening), with careful monitoring of results through population-based registries.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4a099fda-45de-4015-87fd-c5027e5228c52022-03-26T15:35:24ZTrends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan AfricaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4a099fda-45de-4015-87fd-c5027e5228c5EpidemiologyCancer epidemiologyEnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer Nature2020Jedy-Agba, E Joko Walburga Epse Fru, WYLiu, BBuziba, NGBorok, MKorir, AMasamba, LManraj, SSFinesse, AWabinga, HSomdyala, NParkin, DM<p><strong>Background</strong> Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> Trends in the incidence of cervical cancer are examined for a period of 10–25 years in 10 population-based cancer registries across eight SSA countries (Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe). A total of 21,990 cases of cervical cancer were included in the analyses.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong> Incidence rates had increased in all registries for some or all of the periods studied, except for Mauritius with a constant annual 2.5% decline. Eastern Cape and Blantyre (Malawi) registries showed significant increases over time, with the most rapid being in Blantyre (7.9% annually). In Kampala (Uganda), a significant increase was noted (2.2%) until 2006, followed by a non-significant decline. In Eldoret, a decrease (1998–2002) was followed by a significant increase (9.5%) from 2002 to 2016.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong> Overall, cervical cancer incidence has been increasing in SSA. The current high-level advocacy to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in SSA needs to be translated into support for prevention (vaccination against human papillomavirus and population-wide screening), with careful monitoring of results through population-based registries.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Epidemiology Cancer epidemiology Jedy-Agba, E Joko Walburga Epse Fru, WY Liu, B Buziba, NG Borok, M Korir, A Masamba, L Manraj, SS Finesse, A Wabinga, H Somdyala, N Parkin, DM Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub saharan africa |
| topic | Epidemiology Cancer epidemiology |
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