title: Using surveillance data to understand cancer trends: an overview in Morocco.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim was to use the existing surveillance data sources of cancer in Morocco that could be used to better describe cancer mortality and incidence trends in Morocco.
  
  
  METHODS
  National incidence data were derived from population-based cancer registries. Mortality data were collected from the international GLOBOCAN database.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An overview of the main results was presented. In general, the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men are lung and prostates whereas in women, breast and cervical cancers are the pre-dominant cancers. Fifty nine percent and of breast and 65.7 % of cervical cancers in women are diagnosed at stages II and III. Cancer remains the second highest cause of mortality in Morocco.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data provides a description of the cancer incidence and trends in the Moroccan population. The Moroccan national cancer program should aim for more coherent, consistent and comparable incidence data between different cancer registries in the country, and develop uniform datasets with respect to quality.
authors.affiliation: Directorate of Epidemiology and Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obtel
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology, Pharmacology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lyoussi
authors.affiliation: Departement of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tachfouti
authors.affiliation: Axe Cancer, INSERM 897 ISPED, Bordeaux, France ; Unit of Research and Clinical Epidemiology, Bergonié Institute, Bordeaux, France ; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: S Mathoulin
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pelissier
authors.affiliation: Departement of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fez, Morocco ; Public Health School, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nejjari
keywords: Cancer registry; Incidence; Morbidity; Morocco; Mortality