title: Cancer mortality in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 1991-96.
abstract: We present a descriptive study of 1221 cancer deaths among Libyans in Benghazi for the period 1991-96. The cancer mortality rates per 10(5) person-years at risk for males, females and both sexes were 39.8, 26.5 and 33.3 respectively. The age-standardized cancer death rate per 10(5) standard world population was 91.5, 60.0 and 76.5 respectively. The 10 most common cancer deaths by site (comprising 67.7% of the total), in descending order of frequency, were: trachea, bronchus and lung, blood (leukaemia), colon/rectum, other lymphatic and haemo-poietic tissue (lymphomas), stomach, breast, prostate, liver, bladder, and larynx. The results point to the necessity for conducting comprehensive prospective studies, initiating a cancer registry and establishing a national cancer control programme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Al-Sudani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D019456:Health Transition; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008002:Libya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*