SynthesisMedicine2018
The epidemiology of cancer in the United Arab Emirates: A systematic review.
Synthesis in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers.
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20 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Increasing Importance of Breast Cancer in the United Arab Emirates.Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology · 2026Review
- Modeling Cancer Outcomes and Economic Impact of the Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Immunotherapy in the Gulf: United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait.Clinical drug investigation · 2026Article
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- Extraction efficiency and bioactive evaluation of Tamarix nilotica and Arthrocnemum macrostachyum extracts for anti-cancer potential.PloS one · 2025Article
- A retrospective cohort study to evaluate disease burden, health care resource utilization, and costs in patients with breast cancer in Dubai, UAE.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Histopathological Profile of Different Breast Lesions: A Single-Center Observational Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Cancer research in the United Arab Emirates from birth to present: A bibliometric analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer in the Arabian Gulf Countries.Cancers · 2023Review
- LncRNA-Associated Genetic Etiologies Are Shared between Type 2 Diabetes and Cancers in the UAE Population.Cancers · 2022Article
- A potential rise of breast cancer risk in the UAE post-COVID-19 lockdown: A call for action.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- A Proposal for a National Cancer Control Plan for the UAE: 2022-2026.Clinics and practice · 2022Review
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Breast Cancer and Self Examination Among Females in UAE.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Prognostic significance of E-Cadherin, β-Catenin and cyclin D1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a tissue microarray study.Histology and histopathology · 2021Article
- Recommendation for a Pilot MCDA Tool to Support the Value-Based Purchasing of Generic Medicines in the UAE.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Familial/inherited cancer syndrome: a focus on the highly consanguineous Arab population.NPJ genomic medicine · 2020Review
- The epidemiology of cancer in the United Arab Emirates: A systematic review: Erratum.Medicine · 2019Article
- Features and diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules: retrospective study from Oman.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
objectiveWe conducted a systematic review to explore the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s cancer-specific epidemiological profiles.
methodsWe followed the standardized methods for conducting and reporting systematic reviews. We employed a highly sensitive and extensive strategy to identify all studies on the prevalence and incidence of cancer in the UAE, searching electronic databases and the grey literature. We assessed the methodological quality of the studies, summarized them, and qualitatively analyzed their results.
resultsWe included 4 retrospective studies published between 2003 and 2011, reporting data gathered between 1982 and 2004. The majority of the data were collected from national cancer registries and addressed adult Emiratis and certain cancer types. All included studies employed validated procedures for diagnostic confirmation. The overall age-standardized cancer rates were 70.1 and 74.2 per 100,000 in males and females, respectively. Lung, gastric, and prostate cancer ranked as the top 3 types in Emirati males; while breast, cervical, and thyroid cancer were the top 3 types in Emirati females. Men exhibited higher rates of lung and stomach cancers compared with women. The majority of the studies were of acceptable methodological quality.
conclusionsOur findings highlight the need for high-quality future research and systematic cancer data collection and registration to provide reliable data on the current incidence of cancer. We hope that our findings guide the tailoring of interventions aimed at curbing cancer rates in the UAE.
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