title: Cancer survival in Kampala, Uganda, 1993-1997.
abstract: The Kampala cancer registry was established in 1954 as a population-based cancer registry, and registration of cases is done by active methods. The registry contributed data on survival for 15 cancer sites or types registered in 1993-1997. For Kaposi sarcoma, only a random sample of the total incident cases was provided for survival study. Follow-up has been carried out predominantly by active methods, with median follow-up ranging from 4-26 months. The proportion with histologically verified diagnosis for various cancers ranged between 36-83%; death certificate only (DCO) cases were negligible; 58-92% of total registered cases were included for survival analysis. Complete follow-up at five years ranged between 47-87% for different cancers. Five-year age-standardized relative survival rates for selected cancers were Kaposi sarcoma (22%), cervix (19%), oesophagus (5%), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (26%), breast (36%) and prostate (46%). None survived beyond 5 years for cancers of the stomach and lung. Five-year relative survival by age group was fluctuating with no definite pattern or trend emerging and no survivors in many age intervals.
authors.affiliation: Kampala Cancer Registry, Department of Pathology, Makerere University Faculty of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda. hwabinga@med.mak.ac.ug
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wabinga
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nambooze
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors; D014454:Uganda