ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2023
Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Sarawak, East Malaysia.
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- The burden of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 1990-2023: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026Article
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- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Southeast Asia: Current Landscape and Future Priorities.British journal of biomedical science · 2025Review
- Epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: current insights and future outlook.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2024Review
- Metabolic reprogramming in the pathogenesis and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications.American journal of cancer research · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesThis analysis provides an epidemiological update for nasopharyngeal carcinomas the state of Sarawak and an analysis of the trend over a 20 years period.
methodData between 1996 to 2015 from a population-based cancer registry in Sarawak Malaysia was analyzed. Crude incidence rates and age-standardized rates (ASR) were calculated and compared between ethnic groups and locations (administrative division) and Joinpoint regression analysis was done to analyze trends.
resultA total of 3643 cases of NPC were recorded with male to female ratio of 2.5:1. Annualised age-standardized incidence rates able 2) for men is 13.2 cases per 100,000 population (95% CI: 12.6, 13.7) and for women is 5.3 cases per 100,000 population (95% CI: 5.0, 5.6). The highest incidence rates were reported among the Bidayuh population and it ranks among the highest in the world. Trend analysis noted an overall reduction of cases, with a significant decrease between 1996 and 2003 (annual percentage reduction of incidence by 3.9%). Analysis of individual ethnic groups also shows a general reduction with exception of Iban males showing an average 5.48 per cent case increase between 2009 to 2015, though not statistically significant.
conclusionComparing the incidences with other registries, the Bidayuh population in Sarawak remained among the highest in the world and warrants close attention for early screening and prevention strategies.
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