Cancer incidence among the Bahraini population: a five-year (1998–2002) experience

BACKGROUND: Cancer is the second leading cause of death, following cardiovascular diseases, accounting for 12% of annually reported deaths in Bahrain. We determined the epidemiological patterns of malignancies in Bahrain and compared them with those of other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries...

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Main Authors: Jamal Alsayyad, Randah Hamadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387608500276