Eastern Cape Province Cancer Registry Technical Report Cancer incidence in selected municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province, 2003–2007 August 2013 Authors: Ntuthu IM Somdyala, Debbie Bradshaw and Wentzel CA Gelderblom External Review: Dr Max Parkin – Co-ordinator African Cancer Registry Network (AFCRN) MS NTUTHU SOMDYALA (REGISTRY HEAD) BURDEN OF DISEASE RESEARCH UNIT SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL P.O BOX 19070, TYGERBERG 7505 TEL: 021- 938 0314 FAX: 021-938 0310 E-MAIL:
[email protected] URL: http://www.mrc.ac.za/bod.html\ Copyright Copyright 2013 South African Medical Research Council. All materials in this report may be reproduced and copied; citation as to source, however, is appreciated. ISBN: 978-1-920618-10-0 Report Suggested citation Somdyala NIM, Bradshaw D, Gelderblom WCA. Cancer incidence in selected municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province, 2003–2007. Eastern Cape Province Cancer Registry Technical Report. Cape Town: South African Medical Research Council, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-920618-10-0. Cover Designed by Dermot Petersen i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Eastern Cape Province Non-communicable Disease Directorate is thanked for ongoing support as well as the medical superintendents, doctors and nursing personnel at the collaborating hospitals. The Registry is dependent on their routine records and their cooperation during hospital visits, which is much appreciated. The following hospitals are collaborating with the Registry: HOSPITALS IN REGISTRATION AREA North-Eastern Region Bizana St Patrick’s & Greenville Hospitals