Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is among the most frequently reported cancer in Malaysia. The most recent National Cancer Registry (NCR), stated that NPC was the fourth most common cancer among Malaysian and third most common cancer among Malaysian men. While there have been several studies on NPC pr...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Yassin, Wardah, Kaderi, Mohd Arifin, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, Zainuddin, Norafiza, Ahmad, Azmir, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al’Konee, Abdullah, Kahairi, Leman, Wan Ishlah, Tolos, Siti Marponga, Rosla, Luqman, Paul, Mark, Yaacob, Nik Soriani, Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazri, Mohamad, Irfan, Wozniak, Magdalena
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Published:	2016
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/13/55986.pdf

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spelling	iium-559862017-03-08T07:15:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/ Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia Mohd Yassin, Wardah Kaderi, Mohd Arifin A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Zainuddin, Norafiza Ahmad, Azmir Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al’Konee Abdullah, Kahairi Leman, Wan Ishlah Tolos, Siti Marponga Rosla, Luqman Paul, Mark Yaacob, Nik Soriani Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazri, Mohamad, Irfan Wozniak, Magdalena R Medicine (General) Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is among the most frequently reported cancer in Malaysia. The most recent National Cancer Registry (NCR), stated that NPC was the fourth most common cancer among Malaysian and third most common cancer among Malaysian men. While there have been several studies on NPC previously carried out in a few states in Malaysia, a comprehensive study in Pahang had never been reported. The current epidemiological study is designed to feature the number of cases and distribution of NPC in Pahang, as well as risk factors of the development of the disease. This study involved two major referral centers in Pahang, namely Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) in Kuantan and Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (HOSHAS) in Temerloh. A total of 87 confirmed NPC cases were reported from the two hospital between 2012 and 2015. The ages at diagnosis of patients ranged from 14 to 82 years with mean age was 49.4 years (SD ±14.3). Majority of them were male (77%) with ratio male to female was 3.3:1. Regarding ethnicity, Malay predominates with 56%, followed by Chinese 35% and others 9%. The total number of diagnosed cases increased from 2012 to 2014 and declined slightly in 2015. The age-standardised rate (ASR) were calculated every year and showed an increasing trend among male from 1.6 per 100,000 in 2012 to 3.3 per 100,000 in 2015. Generally, the highest age-specific incidence rate was at the 50-54 age groups. Ongoing analysis on available data is currently being carried out to unravel the lifestyle risk factor in this population of NPC patients. This study will hopefully provide the first ever four-year comprehensive data on the epidemiology of NPC in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/13/55986.pdf Mohd Yassin, Wardah and Kaderi, Mohd Arifin and A. Rahman, Nor Azlina and Zainuddin, Norafiza and Ahmad, Azmir and Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al’Konee and Abdullah, Kahairi and Leman, Wan Ishlah and Tolos, Siti Marponga and Rosla, Luqman and Paul, Mark and Yaacob, Nik Soriani and Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazri, and Mohamad, Irfan and Wozniak, Magdalena (2016) Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia. In: 3rd Pan Asian Biomedical Science Conference 2016, 7th-8th December 2016, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.ukm.my/fsk/news/3rd-pan-asian-biomedical-science-conference-2/
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Mohd Yassin, Wardah Kaderi, Mohd Arifin A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Zainuddin, Norafiza Ahmad, Azmir Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al’Konee Abdullah, Kahairi Leman, Wan Ishlah Tolos, Siti Marponga Rosla, Luqman Paul, Mark Yaacob, Nik Soriani Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazri, Mohamad, Irfan Wozniak, Magdalena Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia
description	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is among the most frequently reported cancer in Malaysia. The most recent National Cancer Registry (NCR), stated that NPC was the fourth most common cancer among Malaysian and third most common cancer among Malaysian men. While there have been several studies on NPC previously carried out in a few states in Malaysia, a comprehensive study in Pahang had never been reported. The current epidemiological study is designed to feature the number of cases and distribution of NPC in Pahang, as well as risk factors of the development of the disease. This study involved two major referral centers in Pahang, namely Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) in Kuantan and Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (HOSHAS) in Temerloh. A total of 87 confirmed NPC cases were reported from the two hospital between 2012 and 2015. The ages at diagnosis of patients ranged from 14 to 82 years with mean age was 49.4 years (SD ±14.3). Majority of them were male (77%) with ratio male to female was 3.3:1. Regarding ethnicity, Malay predominates with 56%, followed by Chinese 35% and others 9%. The total number of diagnosed cases increased from 2012 to 2014 and declined slightly in 2015. The age-standardised rate (ASR) were calculated every year and showed an increasing trend among male from 1.6 per 100,000 in 2012 to 3.3 per 100,000 in 2015. Generally, the highest age-specific incidence rate was at the 50-54 age groups. Ongoing analysis on available data is currently being carried out to unravel the lifestyle risk factor in this population of NPC patients. This study will hopefully provide the first ever four-year comprehensive data on the epidemiology of NPC in the state of Pahang, Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Yassin, Wardah Kaderi, Mohd Arifin A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Zainuddin, Norafiza Ahmad, Azmir Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al’Konee Abdullah, Kahairi Leman, Wan Ishlah Tolos, Siti Marponga Rosla, Luqman Paul, Mark Yaacob, Nik Soriani Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazri, Mohamad, Irfan Wozniak, Magdalena
author_facet	Mohd Yassin, Wardah Kaderi, Mohd Arifin A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Zainuddin, Norafiza Ahmad, Azmir Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al’Konee Abdullah, Kahairi Leman, Wan Ishlah Tolos, Siti Marponga Rosla, Luqman Paul, Mark Yaacob, Nik Soriani Wan Zainon, Wan Mohd Nazri, Mohamad, Irfan Wozniak, Magdalena
author_sort	Mohd Yassin, Wardah
title	Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (npc) in pahang, malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/55986/13/55986.pdf
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Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia

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