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The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the fourth common cancer in Malaysia. A few studies have looked into the incidence of NPC in Malaysia in general, but there has been no published data on its incidence in Sabah specifically, where NPC is very common among the population. The aim of this study is to...

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Main Authors: Eugene Hung Chih Wong, Heng Yao Tan, Tracey May Dompok, Luqman Afiq Mohamad Ishak, Siow Ping Loong
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Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021
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GN537-674 Ethnic groups and races
RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30780/1/The%20first%20report%20on%20incidence%20of%20nasopharyngeal%20carcinoma%20in%20Sabah%20Borneo-ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30780/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34148048/
https://doi.org/10.1159/000516597
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spelling my.ums.eprints.307802021-10-26T12:11:00Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30780/ The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo Eugene Hung Chih Wong Heng Yao Tan Tracey May Dompok Luqman Afiq Mohamad Ishak Siow Ping Loong GN537-674 Ethnic groups and races RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the fourth common cancer in Malaysia. A few studies have looked into the incidence of NPC in Malaysia in general, but there has been no published data on its incidence in Sabah specifically, where NPC is very common among the population. The aim of this study is to present the first report on the incidence of NPC in the state of Sabah, Borneo. Data of all patients diagnosed with NPC over a 5-year period from January 2015 to December 2019 inclusive were collected from the NPC registry of 3 main hospitals in Sabah. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) for different genders, ethnicities, and districts of origin were calculated. 215 NPC patients were identified with a mean age at diagnosis of 49 (range 9–82). The ASR of NPC was 7.9/100,000 where the average age-adjusted male-to-female ratio was 2.4. The highest ASR was found in Dusun ethnicity in both male (3.19/100,000) and female (1.69/100,000) individuals, followed by Chinese (both genders), and Kadazan (for male individuals) and Bajau (for female individuals). The highest ASR was found in patients originating from Sandakan, Kota Kinabalu, Keningau, and Tawau. This is the first report on the incidence of NPC in Sabah, Borneo. The data suggest high ASRs among the population, especially in male Dusun and Chinese ethnic groups. Further research looking into NPC in this state, especially on risk factors and ways to improve diagnosis and prevention among the population, is recommended. Karger Publishers 2021-06-18 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30780/1/The%20first%20report%20on%20incidence%20of%20nasopharyngeal%20carcinoma%20in%20Sabah%20Borneo-ABSTRACT.pdf Eugene Hung Chih Wong and Heng Yao Tan and Tracey May Dompok and Luqman Afiq Mohamad Ishak and Siow Ping Loong (2021) The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo. Karger AG, Basel, 83. pp. 258-262. ISSN 0301-1569 (P-ISSN) , 1423-0275 (E-ISSN) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34148048/ https://doi.org/10.1159/000516597
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topic GN537-674 Ethnic groups and races
RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
spellingShingle GN537-674 Ethnic groups and races
RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
Eugene Hung Chih Wong
Heng Yao Tan
Tracey May Dompok
Luqman Afiq Mohamad Ishak
Siow Ping Loong
The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo
description Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the fourth common cancer in Malaysia. A few studies have looked into the incidence of NPC in Malaysia in general, but there has been no published data on its incidence in Sabah specifically, where NPC is very common among the population. The aim of this study is to present the first report on the incidence of NPC in the state of Sabah, Borneo. Data of all patients diagnosed with NPC over a 5-year period from January 2015 to December 2019 inclusive were collected from the NPC registry of 3 main hospitals in Sabah. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) for different genders, ethnicities, and districts of origin were calculated. 215 NPC patients were identified with a mean age at diagnosis of 49 (range 9–82). The ASR of NPC was 7.9/100,000 where the average age-adjusted male-to-female ratio was 2.4. The highest ASR was found in Dusun ethnicity in both male (3.19/100,000) and female (1.69/100,000) individuals, followed by Chinese (both genders), and Kadazan (for male individuals) and Bajau (for female individuals). The highest ASR was found in patients originating from Sandakan, Kota Kinabalu, Keningau, and Tawau. This is the first report on the incidence of NPC in Sabah, Borneo. The data suggest high ASRs among the population, especially in male Dusun and Chinese ethnic groups. Further research looking into NPC in this state, especially on risk factors and ways to improve diagnosis and prevention among the population, is recommended.
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author Eugene Hung Chih Wong
Heng Yao Tan
Tracey May Dompok
Luqman Afiq Mohamad Ishak
Siow Ping Loong
author_facet Eugene Hung Chih Wong
Heng Yao Tan
Tracey May Dompok
Luqman Afiq Mohamad Ishak
Siow Ping Loong
author_sort Eugene Hung Chih Wong
title The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo
title_short The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo
title_full The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo
title_fullStr The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo
title_full_unstemmed The first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Sabah Borneo
title_sort first report on incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in sabah borneo
publisher Karger Publishers
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30780/1/The%20first%20report%20on%20incidence%20of%20nasopharyngeal%20carcinoma%20in%20Sabah%20Borneo-ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30780/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34148048/
https://doi.org/10.1159/000516597
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