Trends in gastrointestinal cancer burden in Zimbabwe: 10-year retrospective study 2009–2018
Zimbabwe faces an increasing trend in all GI cancer subtype incidence over the decade reviewed. The rate of increase in oesophageal and gastric cancers in females was particularly high and the male-to-female ratio observed requires further etiological studies. The increasing rate of young GI cancer patients requires both education regarding risk factors and national screening policies that are tailored to the Zimbabwean population's characteristics and context.
Authors
- Tinashe Mazhindu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-3049)
- Kevin Grimes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-2366)
- Margaret Borok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-0913)
- Charley Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2110-862X)
- Pageneck Chikondowa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8462-4870)
- Ntokozo Ndlovu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8269-7571)
- Vincent Nyangwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-429X)
- Margaret M. Madeleine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-0430)
- Edith Matsikidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1731-6136)
- Collen Masimirembwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5951-5525)
- Onesai Chihaka
Institutions
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (ZW)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ecancermedicalscience
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2025.1839
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.14