Abstract
Six hundred ninety-seven histologically confirmed cases of cancer were seen in the three-year period, 1987 to 1989, at Asir Central Hospital in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Percentage (crude relative) frequencies of cancer at various sites were determined. The most common cancer sites among males were skin, liver, lymphoid tissue (i.e., non-Hodgkin's lymphomas), bladder,, blood (leukemias), stomach, colon, esophagus, central nervous system, and prostate. Skin cancer was also the most common cancer among females, followed by breast, lymphoid tissue (non-Hodgkin's lymphomas), blood (leukemias), thyroid, stomach, colon, oral cavity, esophagus, and cervix.
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