Table 3. Cancer cases by age groups, gender, method of cancer diagnosis, region and referral information in KNH/MTRH: 2008–2012.
| Site | KNH | MTRH | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | All | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | All |
| Age groups | ||||||||||||
| ≤24
% |
5
5.6 |
4
5 |
6
7.1 |
9
7.5 |
7
5.6 |
31
6.2 |
8
7.3 |
11
7.1 |
4
7 |
2
2.4 |
3
3.2 |
28
5.6 |
| 25–44
% |
30
33.3 |
22
27.5 |
24
28.2 |
34
28.3 |
39
31.2 |
149
29.8 |
42
38.2 |
70
45.5 |
20
35.1 |
35
41.2 |
30
31.9 |
197
39.4 |
| 45–64
% |
35
33.9 |
35
43.8 |
36
42.4 |
52
43.3 |
59
47.2 |
217
43.4 |
45
40.9 |
50
32.5 |
21
36.8 |
34
40 |
39
41.5 |
189
37.8 |
| 65–85
% |
19
21.1 |
18
22.5 |
18
21.2 |
25
20.8 |
18
14.4 |
98
19.6 |
15
13.6 |
21
13.6 |
10
17.5 |
14
16.5 |
17
18.1 |
77
15.4 |
| ≥85
% |
1
1.1 |
1
1.3 |
1
1.2 |
0
0 |
2
1.6 |
5
1 |
0
0 |
2
1.3 |
2
3.5 |
0
0 |
5
5.3 |
9
1.8 |
| Total
% |
90
100 |
80
100 |
85
100 |
120
100 |
125
100 |
500
100 |
110
100 |
154
100 |
57
100 |
85
100 |
94
100 |
500
100 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male
% |
39
43 |
37
46.3 |
33
38.8 |
51
42.5 |
40
32 |
200
40 |
50
45.5 |
74
48.1 |
17
29.8 |
25
29.4 |
52
55.3 |
218
43.6 |
| Female
% |
51
56.7 |
43
53.7 |
52
61.2 |
69
57.5 |
85
68 |
300
60 |
60
54.5 |
80
51.9 |
40
70.2 |
60
70.6 |
42
44.7 |
282
56.4 |
| Total
% |
90
100 |
80
100 |
85
100 |
120
100 |
125
100 |
500
100 |
110
100 |
154
100 |
57
100 |
85
100 |
94
100 |
500
100 |
| Method of Cancer Diagnosis | ||||||||||||
| Radiology
% |
61
67.8 |
68
85 |
63
74.1 |
95
79.2 |
107
85.6 |
394
78.8 |
7
6.4 |
12
7.8 |
20
35.1 |
28
32.9 |
84
89.4 |
151
30.2 |
| Biopsy
% |
90
100 |
80
100 |
85
100 |
120
100 |
125
100 |
500
100 |
110
100 |
154
100 |
57
100 |
85
100 |
94
100 |
500
100 |
| Cancer Cases by Province | ||||||||||||
| Central
% |
40
44.4 |
30
37.5 |
37
43.5 |
57
47.5 |
56
44.8 |
220
44 |
1
0.9 |
1
0.6 |
1
1.8 |
3
3.5 |
1
1.1 |
7
1.4 |
| Coast
% |
2
2.2 |
1
1.3 |
1
1.2 |
0
0 |
2
1.6 |
6
1.2 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
| Eastern
% |
24
26.7 |
22
27.5 |
22
25.9 |
30
25 |
26
20.8 |
124
24.8 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1
1.1 |
1
0.2 |
| Nairobi
% |
2
2.2 |
1
1.3 |
3
3.5 |
6
5 |
8
6.4 |
20
4 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
| Nyanza
% |
4
4.4 |
8
10 |
12
14.1 |
7
5.8 |
9
7.2 |
40
8 |
4
3.6 |
15
9.7 |
4
7.0 |
5
5.9 |
4
4.3 |
32
6.4 |
| Rift Valley
% |
7
7.8 |
7
8.8 |
4
4.7 |
6
5 |
13
10.4 |
37
7.4 |
77
70 |
95
61.7 |
33
57.9 |
60
70.6 |
69
73.4 |
334
66.8 |
| Western
% |
11
12.2 |
11
13.8 |
5
5.9 |
13
10.8 |
11
8.8 |
51
10.2 |
28
25.5 |
41
26.6 |
19
33.3 |
17
20 |
19
20.2 |
124
24.8 |
| Others
% |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1
1.2 |
1
0.8 |
0
0 |
2
0.4 |
0
0 |
2
1.3 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
2
0.4 |
| Total
% |
90
100 |
80
100 |
85
100 |
120
100 |
125
100 |
500
100 |
110
100 |
154
100 |
57
100 |
85
100 |
94
100 |
500
100 |
| Referral | ||||||||||||
| Yes
% |
57
63.3 |
48
60 |
57
67.1 |
85
70.8 |
83
66.4 |
330
66 |
44
40 |
64
41.6 |
19
33.3 |
39
45.9 |
41
43.6 |
207
41.4 |
| No
% |
33
36.7 |
32
40 |
28
32.9 |
35
29.2 |
42
33.6 |
170
34 |
66
60 |
90
58.4 |
38
66.7 |
46
54.1 |
53
56.4 |
293
58.6 |
| Total
% |
90
100 |
80
100 |
85
100 |
120
100 |
125
100 |
500
100 |
110
100 |
154
100 |
57
100 |
85
100 |
94
100 |
500
100 |
% = percentage