TY - JOUR ID - TI - Pattern of Cancer: Comparison of Risk in Basrah with National Pattern AU - Omran S. Habib, Wasan M. J. Al‑Elwe PY - 2018 VL - 15 IS - 2 SP - 195 EP - 196 JO - Medical Journal of Babylon مجلة بابل الطبية SN - 1812156X 23126760 AB - Cancer is receiving a significant attention in Iraq as a majorhealth problem both in terms of incidence and mortality.[1‑3]Evidence from reports of the Iraqi Cancer Board over manyyears suggests an increasing risk of cancer incidence in Iraq.[4]However, the apparent rise is difficult to explain on one basis.It could reflect a package of factors including improvementin case detection as a result of better diagnostic opportunityand rising awareness of the population, better registrationof detected cases, as well as the recent introduction of earlydetection programs for selected cancers

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