Implementation and Incidence Data of Cancer Registries Network in Algeria

Background and context: Cancer is becoming a true health public problem in Algeria in the last years. The National Cancer Plan (2015-2019), has given a priority to cancer registration, and the Ministry of Health proceeded to the institutionalization of cancer registries. Aim: The objective is to implement a cancer registries network covering a large population, and provide cancer incidence data for Algeria. Strategy/Tactics: Regional organization of the cancer registries network. Training of coordinators of cancer registries on cancer registration tools. The new cases recorded were from 18 registers covering a population of 20,224,844, from a general population of 38,700,000 inhabitants for the year 2014. The data are entered and analyzed by the CanReg software 5, provided by IARC. Program/Policy process: The cancer registries network covers is becoming an important tool for the cancer control in Algeria. It provides data public health and cancer research. Outcomes: The coverage of national registration rate is 82% with 52% of cancer registries were validated. The number of new cases during the year 2014 is 41,870 cases (16,748 men and 25,122 women). The overall crude rate is 106/100,000 (h), the standardized rate is 114.5/100,000. Crude and standardized rates in men are respectively 100.2 and 109.2/100,000. In women are respectively 111.8 and 119.8/100,000. In men, frequent cancers are lung, colon-rectum, bladder, prostate, stomach, pharynx naso, NHL, larynx and leukemia cancers. In women, breast cancers followed by colorectal, cervical, thyroid, NHL, stomach, biliary and leukemia cancers.