Accurate estimation of the burden of cancer in developing countries is a major public health concern for cancer prevention and control because of the limited coverage of population-based cancer registries (PBCRs). The cancer registration coverage status of Uganda was 11.90% and was not uniformly distributed in all regions of Uganda. This population-based survey was conducted to assess the burden of cancer in all the sub-regions of Uganda by site, sex and age group to accurately determine the cancer profile of Uganda by sub-region for a tailored intervention to mitigate cancer risk factors and burden.
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