Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{GBD:2018:10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9,
author = {GBD, 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cancer Collaborators and Fitzmaurice, C and Rawaf, S},
doi = {10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9},
journal = {International Journal of Public Health},
pages = {151--164},
title = {Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9},
volume = {63},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesTo estimate incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) caused by cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 2005 and 2015.MethodsVital registration system and cancer registry data from the EMR region were analyzed for 29 cancer groups in 22 EMR countries using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 methodology.ResultsIn 2015, cancer was responsible for 9.4% of all deaths and 5.1% of all DALYs. It accounted for 722,646 new cases, 379,093 deaths, and 11.7 million DALYs. Between 2005 and 2015, incident cases increased by 46%, deaths by 33%, and DALYs by 31%. The increase in cancer incidence was largely driven by population growth and population aging. Breast cancer, lung cancer, and leukemia were the most common cancers, while lung, breast, and stomach cancers caused most cancer deaths.ConclusionsCancer is responsible for a substantial disease burden in the EMR, which is increasing. There is an urgent need to expand cancer prevention, screening, and awareness programs in EMR countries as well as to improve diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care services.
AU  - GBD,2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cancer Collaborators
AU  - Fitzmaurice,C
AU  - Rawaf,S
DO  - 10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9
EP  - 164
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0303-8408
SP  - 151
TI  - Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
T2  - International Journal of Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49465
VL  - 63
ER  -
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