Cancer in the Sudan: An overview of the current status of knowledge on tumor patterns and risk factors

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• 作者：Khalid Dafaallah Awadelkarim^a ; Renato Mariani-Costantini^b ; Nasr Eldin Elwali^a ; ^{nasreldinelwali@yahoo.com}
• 关键词：Sub-Saharan Africa ; Cancer ; Sudan ; Tumor type ; Frequency ; Case series ; Risk factors
• 刊名：Science of the Total Environment
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：63_00489697
• 类别：env
• 出版时间：15 April, 2012
• 卷：423
• 期：Complete
• 页码：214-228
• 文件大小：1454 K

摘要

The Sudan, the largest and most diverse country in Africa, is experiencing a growing cancer problem, but little is presently known on tumor patterns, cancer epidemiology and ethnic or environmental cancer risk factors. We review here the current status of knowledge, summarizing data from local and international publications as well as primary information from the only two cancer hospitals of the country, both located in Central Sudan (Khartoum and Wad Medani). We provide frequencies reported for cancers detected in adults and children, and summarize studies on specific cancer types, as well as information on risk factors that most likely impact on tumor patterns.