Table 5.
The most frequent cancers in Egypt estimated using the results of the National Population-Based Registry Program of Egypt 2008–2011.
| Site | % | Crude rate | ASR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Liver | 33.63 | 39.5 | 61.8 |
| Bladder | 10.71 | 12.6 | 21.1 | |
| Lung# | 5.69 | 6.7 | 10.4 | |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.48 | 6.4 | 8.8 | |
| Brain## | 5.48 | 6.4 | 8.8 | |
| Prostate | 4.27 | 5.0 | 9.3 | |
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| Females | Breast | 32.04 | 35.8 | 48.8 |
| Liver | 13.54 | 15.1 | 24.4 | |
| Brain## | 5.18 | 5.8 | 8.0 | |
| Ovary | 4.12 | 4.6 | 6.3 | |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.80 | 4.2 | 6.1 | |
| Thyroid | 3.28 | 3.7 | 4.3 | |
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| Both Sexes | Liver | 23.81 | 27.5 | 43.6 |
| Breast | 15.41 | 17.8 | 24.3 | |
| Bladder | 6.94 | 8.0 | 13.5 | |
| Brain## | 5.29 | 6.1 | 8.5 | |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.64 | 5.4 | 7.5 | |
| Lung# | 4.22 | 4.9 | 7.5 | |
#Includes trachea, bronchus, and lung tumors.
##Includes brain and nervous system tumors.