Table 1 Description of breast and colorectal cancer incident cases diagnosed from 2005 to 2014 in the Gaza Strip
From: Survival after the diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer in the GAZA Strip from 2005 to 2014
Breast cancer | Colorectal cancer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases N = 1360 | Deaths N = 486 (%) | Cases N = 722 | Deaths N = 361 (%) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 1360 | 486 (35.7) | 343 | 169 (49.3) |
Male | – | – | 379 | 192 (50.7) |
Age at cancer diagnosis (years) | ||||
≤ 44 | 331 | 108 (32.6) | 97 | 33 (32.0) |
45–54 | 371 | 120 (32.4) | 163 | 69 (40.5) |
55–64 | 319 | 112 (35.1) | 221 | 114 (49.3) |
≥ 65 | 339 | 146 (43.1) | 241 | 145 (59.3) |
Calendar year at cancer diagnosis | ||||
2005–2006 | 178 | 93 (52.3) | 80 | 58 (72.5) |
2007–2008 | 207 | 73 (35.3) | 124 | 53 (47.7) |
2009–2010 | 223 | 101 (45.3) | 136 | 72 (52.9) |
2011–2012 | 356 | 143 (40.2) | 165 | 91 (55.2) |
2013–2014 | 396 | 76 (19.2) | 217 | 87 (40.1) |