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Project No. 90 (1996)Cancer Trends during 15 years (1980- 1995) in Al Ain HospitalStudent Authors: Sherena Ahmed Khalifa Al YousefFaculty Supervisors: Dr. A. Bener, Prof. O. LloydAbstract:Objectives To investigate the distribution of the different types of cancer and theirassociations with sex, nationality and age and to compare that with findings fromother studies conducted in the Middle East countries. Also to identify the possible riskfactors and recommendations for further future studies.Design Longitudinal descriptive study in Al Ain Hospital.Subjects All cancer cases occurred during a period of 15 years (1980- 1995), all ages,genders and nationalities.Setting Histo-pathological records of pathology department in Al Ain Hospital.Results The cancer trend during the last 15 years, from 1980 to 1995, was upward.Out of 595 patients 14.3% were UAE nationals and 85.7% were non-UAE nationals.The majority of patients were males (60%) while 40% were females. Cancer found tobe the most common among patients above 50 years (37%) and between 31- 40years (29.4%). Cancer distribution by organ was breast (11.9%), GI (10.4%), rectum(9.4%), lymphoma (9.4%), skin (8.7%), lungs (5.5%), thyroid (5%), esophagus(4.4%) and ovary and endometrium (4.2%). According to ICD-10 organ grouping, thecommonest cancers were GI (27.7%), breast cancer (11.9%), gynecological (9.7%),respiratory and upper airway (9.6%), lymphoma (9.4%), skin (8.7%), renal pelvis(7.6%) and liver (6.7%). While among females the commonest cancers were breast(28%), gynecological (24.4%), GI (18.1%) and thyroid (7.6%). The commonesttumor among patients between 14 years was the lymphoma while among other groupsG was the commonest.Conclusion In Al Ain Hospital from 1980- 1995, out of 595 cancer cases 85 (14.3%)were UAE nationality, the rest were expatriates. Cancer has a double humpdemographical distribution between 31-40 years old and above 50 years. Distributionof cancer shows a slight male predominance. In all age group GI cancer was thecommonest except in children, below 14 years, where old lymphoma was the mostcommon.