ArticleHeliyon2020
Prevalence of cancers diagnosed in Jamhuriyat Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.
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- Breast Cancer in Afghan Women: A Systematic Review of Awareness, Screening Practices, and Risk Factors.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Pooled it
- Hospital-based patterns of esophageal and gastric cancer cases at a major tertiary referral center in Kabul, Afghanistan: a retrospective case series.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Applying multi-theory model to determine intentions to breast self-awareness among female health workers in Kabul, Afghanistan.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Cancer Incidence in Kabul, Afghanistan: The First Report From the Population-Based Cancer Registry.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
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- Epidemiology of rare cancers in India and South Asian countries - remembering the forgotten.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2023Article
- Cervical Cancer in Afganistan.South Asian journal of cancer · 2023Article
- Cancer care in times of conflict: Treatment of patients from Afghanistan, in Pakistan.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Estimating the Cancer Treatment Cost for 5 Common Types of Cancer with Separating Out-of-Pocket and Governmental Costs in Afghanistan, 2020.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Distribution, and Histopathological Features of Malignant Tumors Reported at Tertiary Level in Afghanistan: A 3-Year Study.Cancer management and research · 2022Article
- Esophageal Carcinoma and Associated Risk Factors: A Case-control Study in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals of Kabul, Afghanistan.Cancer management and research · 2022Article
- The Importance of Clinical Data for the Diagnosis of Breast Tumours in North Afghanistan.International journal of breast cancer · 2021Article
- Delay in Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer in Afghanistan: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Survey.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundsThroughout the world, there exists a clear need for the maintenance of cancer statistics, forming an essential part of any rational programme of cancer control, health-care planning, etiological research, primary and secondary prevention, benefiting both individuals and society. The present work reports only on the prevalence of cancers in the Oncology Department of Jamhuriyat Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan following several decades of war. MATERIALS AND
methodsA quantitative retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the medical records of patients diagnosed and treated from October 2015 to December 2017. Data includes information on gender, age, economic status, address and types of cancer diagnosed. The data was transferred to a customized form and analysed using Microsoft Excel program to classify cancer types.
resultsThe total number of patients with completed documents were 1025. Of these, 403 (39.3%) were male and 622 (60.7%) female. Most of the patients were in the age range of 20-70 years old. The most common cancers in women were breast cancer (45.8%), followed by oesophagus (12.5%), colorectal (4.8%), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (4.7%), sarcoma (4.7%), ovary (3.8%), both stomach and liver (2.6%) and cervix uteri (1.9%). Contrarily to men, esophageal cancer was highest (21.8%), followed by stomach (12.2%), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (9.4%), sarcoma (8.9%), gastroesophageal junction (8.9%), colorectal (8.6%), Hodgkin lymphoma (4.7%), testis (4.2%), liver (3.2%), lung (2.7%) and Nonmelanoma skin squamous cell carcinoma 9 (2.2%).
conclusionResults showed that the most frequent cancers among Afghans were breast and oesophagus. The most common cancer in men was oesophagus and stomach at the age range of 50-70 years while in women, breast and oesophagus cancers were common and within the age range of 25-65 years old.
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