Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Muscat, Oman.
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 Mar;8:e2100407. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00407.
Cancer is a leading cause of increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. This work aims to study the Arab world males' cancers (AMCs) and the similarities and disparities with the world males' cancers (WMCs) from different burden points of view.
A descriptive review of the 2020 Global Cancer Observatory revealed AMCs compared with the 2020 WMCs and the 2018 AMCs. Data on the top 27 AMCs were compared among the region's countries and the world groups.
In 2020, a total estimate of 217,203 new AMCs, 2.2% of WMCs, with an average age-standardized rate of 133.5/100,000 population, compared with 222/100,000 population of WMCs, was observed. Death estimates were 148,395, 2.7% of WMCs, with an average age-standardized rate of 95/100,000 population, compared with 120.8/100,000 population of WMCs. The five-year prevalence was observed in 442,014, 1.8% of WMCs. The average AMC mortality to incidence ratio (MIR) was 0.68, compared with 0.55 in WMCs and 0.54 in Arab females. Lung cancer was the top in incidence and mortality, whereas penile cancer was the lowest. The range of MIRs among the 27 cancer types was 0.19-0.96.
The descriptive review of the 2020 males' cancers in the Arab world revealed a relatively high MIR, compared with males' cancers worldwide and the females' cancers in the Arab world. This requires further evaluation to discern the underlying causes and address them systematically. More cancer control actions are warranted.
癌症是全球发病率和死亡率上升的主要原因。本研究旨在从不同负担角度研究阿拉伯世界男性癌症（AMC）与世界男性癌症（WMC）的相似性和差异。
对 2020 年全球癌症观察站的描述性回顾揭示了 AMC 与 2020 年 WMC 和 2018 年 AMC 的比较。对该地区国家和世界组别的 27 种 AMC 数据进行了比较。
2020 年，AMC 的总估计数为 217203 例，占 WMC 的 2.2%，年龄标准化率平均为 133.5/100000 人，而 WMC 的年龄标准化率为 222/100000 人。死亡估计数为 148395 例，占 WMC 的 2.7%，年龄标准化率平均为 95/100000 人，而 WMC 的年龄标准化率为 120.8/100000 人。5 年患病率为 442014 例，占 WMC 的 1.8%。AMC 的平均死亡率与发病率比（MIR）为 0.68，而 WMC 为 0.55，阿拉伯女性为 0.54。肺癌是发病率和死亡率最高的癌症，而阴茎癌则是最低的。27 种癌症类型的 MIR 范围为 0.19-0.96。
对 2020 年阿拉伯世界男性癌症的描述性回顾显示，与全球男性癌症和阿拉伯世界女性癌症相比，MIR 相对较高。这需要进一步评估，以辨别潜在原因并系统地解决这些原因。需要采取更多的癌症控制行动。
