The unfortunate circumstances of wars and economic sanctions have damaged many aspects of life in Iraq. These circumstances have affected the population's physical health, nutritional status, and psychological well being, in turn adding to the rising incidence of communicable and noncommunicable disease, including cancer. Childhood cancer accounts for a higher percentage of cancer in developing countries, and Iraq is no exception. Often, children with cancer have greater needs that cannot be met due to the complexities and diagnosis of the treatment.
At the Ibn Ghanswan Pediatric oncology ward in 1993-2007 leukemia rates in iraq have drastically increased. There were 698 cases of leukemia in children aged 0-14 years. The cases of Leukemia started at 15 cases in the first year to 56 in the final year, and a peak number of cases was at a high of 97 in 2006. In the period from 1993-1995 there were 54 registered patients with Leukemia, from 1996-1998 there were 72 patients, from 1999-2001 there were 160 patients, in 2002-2004 there were 212 patients and from 2005-2007 there were 200 patients. The rates grew from 3.03 to 8.4.
Hagopian, A., et al., (2010).
At the Ibn Ghanswan Pediatric oncology ward in 1993-2007 leukemia rates in iraq have drastically increased. There were 698 cases of leukemia in children aged 0-14 years. The cases of Leukemia started at 15 cases in the first year to 56 in the final year, and a peak number of cases was at a high of 97 in 2006. In the period from 1993-1995 there were 54 registered patients with Leukemia, from 1996-1998 there were 72 patients, from 1999-2001 there were 160 patients, in 2002-2004 there were 212 patients and from 2005-2007 there were 200 patients. The rates grew from 3.03 to 8.4.
Hagopian, A., et al., (2010).