Pattern of leukaemia in Basrah

Background : in Basrah, previous studies reported increased risk of certain cancers including leukaemia. Two important features were reported: a rise in the incidence rate of leukaemias in children and an age shift towards younger children. These studies were limited by the incompleteness of data th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the College of Medicine (Mosul) 2013-12, Vol.39 (2), p.154-159
Hauptverfasser: Hassun, Hassun Mahdi, al-Rudaini, Layth Abd al-Majid, Khalaf, Asad Abd al-Amir, Habib, Umran Sukkar, Hasan, Janan Ghalib, Salih, Husam Mahmud, al-Durki, Muhammad Kamil
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Zusammenfassung:Background : in Basrah, previous studies reported increased risk of certain cancers including leukaemia. Two important features were reported: a rise in the incidence rate of leukaemias in children and an age shift towards younger children. These studies were limited by the incompleteness of data they used. Objectives : this paper is intended to present a profile of leukaemia in Basrah over the years 2005-2008. Methods: The cases of leukaemia presented in this paper represent all cases diagnosed, treated and registered in Basrah during the years 2005-2008. The cases were drawn from the pool of cancer registries in various health care institutions dealing with cancer using a case series study design. All available and verifiable cases were included in the study. Relevant incidence rates were calculated by dividing the average annual number of cases by mid-period population for each category used. Results : During the four–year study period, it was possible to identify 608 cases of leukaemia ; 56.4 % were among males and 43.6 % were among females. More than half of the cases (52.8 %) were from Basrah, 26.5 % were from Thi Qar, 13.6 % were from Missan, and 7.1 % were from other governorates. The age-specific incidence rate in Basrah showed a bimodal distribution with higher rates at extreme ages. The crude incidence rate was 3.6 per 100000 population (3.9 per 100000 males and 3.2 per 100000 females). The age standardized incidence rate was 4.3 per 100000 males and 3.9 per 100000 females. Conclusion : Leukaemia is a significant malignant disease in Basrah. The figures of incidence rate point towards an upward trend, but still comparable to the figures from other Gulf countries. الخلفية : أشارت دراسات سابقة في البصرة إلى زيادة في الإصابات ببعض أنواع السرطان، و منها ابيضاض الدم. وقد تمت الإشارة إلى نقطتين : الأولى زيادة في نسبة الإصابة بين الأطفال، و الثانية تغير في نمط العمر للمصابين باتجاه الأعمار الأصغر، إلا أن تلك الدراسات استندت إلى بيانات ناقصة مما حدد دقة نتائجها. الأهداف : يهدف البحث الحالي إلى إعطاء لمحة عن ابيضاض الدم في البصرة للسنوات 2005-2008. الطرائق : تمثل البيانات المعروضة في البحث جميع حالات ابيضاض الدم الجديدة المشخصة و المعالجة و المسجلة في محافظة البصرة خلال السنوات 200502008. وقد تم الحصول عليها من جميع مصادر تسجيل البيانات، حيث تم تدقيقها و توثيقها تباعا. و لغرض حساب نسب الإصابة تم تقسيم المعدل السنوي للإصابات على عدد سكان محافظة البصرة في منتصف سنوات الدراسة. النتائج : تم توثيق 608 حالات جديدة (6،4% منهم من الذكور، 43،6% من الإناث) خلال ال
ISSN:0027-1446
2309-6217
2309-6217
DOI:10.33899/mmed.2013.81277