Table 4. Cancer cases by gender in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) from 2008–2012.
| KNH | MTRH | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer site | ICD-0 code | No. of
cases |
P | Males | Females | No. of
cases |
P | Males | Females | ||||
| N | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | n | % | N | % | ||
| Cervix uteri | C53 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14.5 |
| Breast | C50 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 77 | 15.4 | 3 | 1.4 | 74 | 26.2 |
| Colon & Rectum | C18,C20 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 4.7 | 27 | 5.4 | 16 | 7.3 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Chronic leukemia | C91.1,C92.1 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 5.5 | 16 | 5.3 | 27 | 5.4 | 17 | 7.8 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Stomach | C16 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 5.5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2.3 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Esophageal | C15 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3.7 | 27 | 5.4 | 16 | 7.3 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Prostate | C61 | 23 | 4.6 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovary | C56 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Larynx | C32 | 21 | 4.2 | 19 | 9.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Skin | C44 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 2.7 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 3.2 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Nasopharynx | C11 | 17 | 3.4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1.7 | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.7 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Endometrium | C54.1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Pancrease | C25 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 11 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 8 | 2.8 |
| Acute leukemia | C91.0,C92.0 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Non Hodgkin´s lymphoma | C82-C85, C96 | 13 | 2.6 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 7.4 | 22 | 10.1 | 15 | 5.3 |
| Lung and bronchus | C34 | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Lip and oral cavity | C00-C14 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Hypopharynx | C13 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liver | C22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 16 | 3.2 | 13 | 5.9 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Bone | C40-C41 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Bladder | C67 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Thyroid | C73 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genitalia | * | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Eye | C69 | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple myeloma | C90.0 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Hodgkin´s lymphoma | C81 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Parotid gland | C07 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bile duct | C22.1 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Kaposi's sarcoma | C46 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 93 | 18.6 | 55 | 25.2 | 38 | 13.5 |
| Others | ** | 15 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 14 | 2.8 | 10 | 4.6 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Adult T cell Leukemia | C91.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burkitt´s Lymphoma | C83.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 500 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 500 | 100 | 218 | 100 | 282 | 100 | |
*Genitalia included cancer of the penis (C60), vagina (C52), vulva (C51), testis (C62) and pelvis (C63) while **others included cancers of renal (C65), head (C76), brain (C71), anus (C21), ear (C30), rhabdomyosarcoma (C49) and meninges (C70). N = number of cases P = percentage.