This is the official site of National Cancer Registry Program of Egypt (NCRPE). The National Cancer Registry Program of Egypt was set in 2007 as a protocol of cooperation between the Ministries of Health, Higher Education and Communication and Information Technology. The registry started active data collection of cancer for the whole population of Aswan governorate, the most Southern governorate of Egypt, since January 2008 as the initial phase of the registration program.
As from January 2009, active data collection covered the whole population of governorates of Menia in the middle of Upper Egypt, Damanhour near the coastal governorate of Alexandria, and Damietta in the northern part of Nile Delta; as the second phase of the program. At a later stage, the already existent registry of Gharbiah governorate in the middle of the Nile delta will be included in the National Cancer Registry.
The information we currently collect from the four governorates cover patients’ demographics and cancer characteristics. Once the program is fully operational in these governorates, management, treatment and follow up data will be added to the dataset. The information we collect is available for researchers, planners and decision makers. Results of Aswan governorate are currently in press. Results of 2009 for the 4 governorates are scheduled for publication in autumn 2010. We hope that these results will help in better understanding of the profile of cancer in Egypt that will ultimately be reflected on better care of cancer patients.
Amal S. Ibrahim, MD, DrPH
Professor of Cancer Epidemiology,
National Cancer Institute, Cairo University
National Registry Program Director