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Burden of Cancer in the Arab World

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Abstract

Cancer is a major health burden globally, and the burden of cancer will be aggrandized mostly by an increasing elderly population as the world population expands due to greater engagement in cancer-causing habits such as various forms of smoking and alcoholism. These habits poise cancer to become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in almost every region of the globe.

The Arab world is a region of 22 Arabic speaking countries with a population of 620 million and straddles the continents of Asia and Africa. This chapter reviews the incidence, patterns, economic, and health burden of various types of cancers in the Arab world. Cancer registries in the Arab region are excellent resource of various aspects of cancer. In this chapter, a substantial amount of authentic population-based data on cancer in the Arab world is narrated.

Progress and achievements in screening, prevention, and management can reduce cancer incidence and/or mortality rates within the Arab world. This can be achieved through better coordination of the research and healthcare communities and such collaborative efforts within the Arab world could bring significant improvements in cancer control and prevention in the region.

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  1. Division of Dental Public Health, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

    Ammar Ahmed Siddiqui

  2. Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

    Junaid Amin

  3. Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

    Freah Alshammary

  4. General Practitioner, Private Dental Practice, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Eman Afroze

  5. Divisions of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, Department of OMFS and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

    Sameer Shaikh

  6. College of Pharmacy, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

    Hassaan Anwer Rathore

  7. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

    Hassaan Anwer Rathore

  8. Department of Bio Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

    Rabia Khan

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Siddiqui, A.A. et al. (2020). Burden of Cancer in the Arab World. In: Laher, I. (eds) Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74365-3_182-1

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