[HTML][HTML] Mapping cancer in Africa: a comprehensive and comparable characterization of 34 cancer types using estimates from GLOBOCAN 2020

R Sharma, C Fronterre, AE Ssentongo… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Cancer incidence and mortality rates in Africa are increasing, yet their geographic
distribution and determinants are incompletely characterized. The present study aims to …

Profile of pediatric neurosurgery in Nigeria from 1962 to 2021: A systematic review

TA Oyemolade, B Mukumbya, EN Oboh, SA Nischal… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of pediatric neurosurgery in
Nigeria, since 1962, by assessing epidemiological data, management strategies, and case …

Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study

R Sharma, H Abbastabar, DM Abdulah… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Cancers represent a challenging public health threat in Asia. This study
examines the temporal patterns of incidence, mortality, disability and risk factors of 29 …

Cancer burden, prevention and treatment in developing countries

J Huang, P Ssentongo, R Sharma - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has become a global health issue of concern given the associated increased
mortality and disability caused by it. In 2020, there were almost 18.1 million new cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Karachi cancer registry (KCR): consolidated data of 5-years 2017-2021.

S Pervez, AA Jabbar, G Haider, MA Qureshi, S Ashraf… - Esophagus, 2023 - jcpsp.pk
Objective: To collect and analyse epidemiologic data of all malignancies by age group and
gender for the Karachi population to estimate the cancer incidence of 5-years (2017-2021) …

Polymorphisms of inflammation-related genes and susceptibility to childhood leukemia: evidence from a meta-analysis of 16 published studies

Q Zeng, H Ren, C Liu, T Liu, Y Xie, X Tang - Hematology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study was to comprehensively clarify the associations between single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in inflammatory genes and the susceptibility to childhood …

Relative risk of childhood and adolescence cancer in Iran: spatiotemporal analysis from 1999 to 2016

H Hashemi, B Mahaki, R Farnoosh - BMC Research Notes, 2024 - Springer
Objective Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the world with increasing trends in
Iran. The study of epidemiology, trend, and geospatial distribution of pediatric cancers …

Mapping incidence and mortality of leukemia and its subtypes in 21 world regions in last three decades and projections to 2030

R Sharma, C Jani - Annals of Hematology, 2022 - Springer
This study examines the burden of leukemia and its subtypes at the global, regional, and
national levels in 21 world regions and 204 countries in the last three decades. The …

Children with cancer and their families must navigate so much more than their healthcare system

MJ Coppes - Pediatric Research, 2024 - nature.com
The manuscript by Reshetnikov et al. provides an opportunity to highlight some aspects of
childhood cancer that seem to get limited attention, either in the literature or media. First, that …

[HTML][HTML] Development and user evaluation of an online caregiver education resource for Malaysian parents of children with leukemia or lymphoma

CE Tan, N Admodisastro, SCD Lau, KA Tan… - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Malaysian parents of children diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma stand to
benefit from a comprehensive Malay-language online resource, complementing existing …