Cancer in Santiago Island, Cape Verde: data from the Hospital Agostinho Neto Cancer Registry (2017-2018)

Ecancermedicalscience. 2019 Dec 18:13:995. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2019.995. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

This report describes the cancer cases that occurred between 2017 and 2018 in Santiago Island, Cape Verde, according to the Hospital Agostinho Neto Cancer Registry. The five most common cancers were prostate, breast, stomach, cervix and oesophageal in order of frequency. There are no national data. Therefore, it is essential to create the conditions for the establishment of Cape Verde's population-based cancer registry as quickly as possible.

Keywords: Cape Verde; Hospital Agostinho Neto; Santiago Island; cancer registry.