Studying The Types of Tumors at The National Cancer Institute, Misurata, and Knowing The Age Groups Most Affected in The Central Region of Libya

Abstract

This study was conducted on the statistics of the National Cancer Institute, Misurata, throughout the period from 2013 to 2019, the study aimed to know the most recorded tumors, the most recorded age groups, as well as the cities from which cases were received. A predictive equation was also made for the rates of the expected increase in the number of registrants with different types of tumors for the coming years, also a predictive equation for the expected growth rates in the central region cities. It was found through the study that the number of registered cases was (6,484 cases) in the aforementioned period. It was among the ten most recorded tumors in a row: First, breast cancer with 1,431 cases, second, colon cancer, with 1,004 cases, and third, lung cancer with 626 cases. The study also showed that the most affected age group was (41 to 50 years), followed by the group (51-60 years), meanwhile, it was also found throughout the study that the incidence of cancer among females is greater than that of males in most years, which is 53.92% for females, and 46.08% for males. As for the cities registered from the central region, the city of Misurata recorded the largest number of patients in all years of the study, then Zliten city in second place, thirdly, the city of Khoms, then the city of Sirte, followed by the city of Mesallata, then the city of Tarhuna, then the city of Bani Walid, and in the eighth place was the city of Qasr Al-Akhyar.