NSU Research Contributions
Title : Cancer Burden in Bangladesh: Insights From National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, 2014-2020
Authors : Md. Shahjalal, Padam Kanta Dahal, Arifur Rahman, Sarah Tahera Mahmud, Maheen Kamran, Md. Shabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Edward Christopher Dee, Jabed Iqbal, Rashidul Alam Mahumud
| Journal Article Title: JCO Global Oncology | Volume Number: 12 | Publication Year : 2026 |
| Index: scopus | Ranking: Q2 | Publisher Name: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) |
| Pages : 11 | ||
| Funding Source : None |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG11 Sustainable Cities & Communities SDG17 Partnership for the Goals |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health and well-being Inclusive and sustainable urbanization & planning |
| Impact statement: This 7-year analysis of over 82,000 cases identifies a critical epidemiologic shift in Bangladesh from historically dominant tobacco-related respiratory cancers toward a growing burden of digestive and breast cancers. These findings provide early signals to inform national health policy and highlight the urgent need to establish population-based cancer registries to guide resource allocation and prevention strategies | Collaboration: Government | Keywords: Cancer burden, Bangladesh, NICRH, Hospital-based cancer registry, temporal trends, digestive organ cancers, respiratory cancers |
