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Thirty-Year Trends in Incidence and Age-Distribution of Prostate Cancer in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1978–2007

Issue: 
Vol 60, issue 1 (2011)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.164
Pages: 
9–12
Synopsis: 
The incidence of prostate cancer in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, is lower than that in black populations in developed Western countries, but has been increasing since 1983, and is likely to continue to increase over the next several years.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the trends in incidence and age-distribution of prostate cancer in Kingston and St Andrew (KSA), Jamaica, over the 30-year period 1978–2007.

Received: 
04 Jun, 2013
Accepted: 
24 Jun, 2013
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
prostate cancer
Incidence trends
Journal Authors: 
M-P Nyi Nyi
TN Gibson
B Hanchard
N Waugh
D McNaughton
e-Published: 17 Oct, 2013

Age-Specific Incidence of Cancer in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 2003 – 2007

Issue: 
Vol 59, issue 5 (2010)
Pages: 
456–64
Synopsis: 
Cancer registrations in Kingston and St Andrew (2003−2007) have revealed that cancers of the prostate, breast, lung, cervix uteri and large bowel remain the commonest. Malignancies of unknown primary site also feature prominently and require further investigation.

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Cancer Incidence
Journal Authors: 
TN Gibson
B Hanchard
N Waugh
D McNaughton
e-Published: 15 Oct, 2013

Age-Specific Incidence of Cancer in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1998 – 2002

Issue: 
Vol 57, issue 2 (2008)
Pages: 
81–9
Synopsis: 
Cancer registrations in Kingston and St Andrew (1998–2002) have revealed that the leading cancers in males and females are prostate and breast, respectively. Colon cancer exhibits a high incidence in both genders, underscoring the need for local screening programmes.


ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Cancer Incidence
Journal Authors: 
TN Gibson
G Blake
B Hanchard
N Waugh
D McNaughton
e-Published: 18 Jul, 2013

Clinicopathologic Profile of Gastric Carcinomas at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue: 
Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)
Pages: 
364–8
Synopsis: 
The majority of 216 cases of gastric cancer seen over a ten-year period was in the elderly; they were of the intestinal variety and located in the antrum. These patients presented with epigastric pain and often did not undergo curative surgery.

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Gastric Carcinomas
Gastric cancer
the University Hospital of the West Indies
Journal Authors: 
JM Plummer
TN Gibson
MEC McFarlane
B Hanchard
A Martin
AH McDonald
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults, Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica, 1988–2007

Issue: 
Vol 62, Issue 1: Jan (2013)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.070
Pages: 
21–7
Synopsis: 
The burden of malignancy in adolescents and young adults in Jamaica is greater in females. In both genders, increasing age is accompanied by increased incidence rates and a progressive shift from non-epithelial to epithelial malignancies. This shift occurs earlier in females.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the distribution of malignancies in adolescents and young adults (AYA; 15 to 29
years) in Jamaica.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
cancer
Adolescents
young adults
Journal Authors: 
TN Gibson
B Hanchard
N Waugh
D McNaughton
e-Published: 09 Apr, 2013

A Fifty-year Review of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Jamaica: 1958–2007

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 7 (2012)
DOI: 
Doi:10.7727/wimj.2011.168
Pages: 
692–7
Synopsis: 
A high proportion of soft tissue sarcomas in Jamaica are unclassified and the anatomical distribution of common classified sarcomas shows some differences with the literature. Limited access to immunohistochemistry/ molecular diagnostics and increasing core biopsy diagnosis may contribute to these phenomena.

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
sarcoma
soft tissue tumour
Journal Authors: 
TN Gibson
B Hanchard
N Waugh
D McNaughton
e-Published: 01 Mar, 2013

A Fifty-year Review of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Jamaica: 1958–2007

DOI: 
Doi:10.7727/wimj.2011.168

Objective: To determine the distribution of histologic subtypes of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, according to age and topography.

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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
sarcoma
soft tissue tumour
Journal Authors: 
B Hanchard
N Waugh
TN Gibson
D McNaughton
e-Published: 15 Feb, 2013

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