Distribution pattern of reported cancers by site and year of diagnosis
Between 2010 and 2019, the highest number of recorded cases in a year was 343 in 2018 and 2019, and lowest was 163 in 2010. A consistent increase of 210% was noted over these 10 years. The five most common sites for cancer in the time period studied were bone marrow (887 cases, 33% of the total), CNS (481 cases, 17.8%), lymphoid (294 cases, 11%), bone tumors (255 cases, 9.5%) and soft tissue (145 cases, 5.4%). The trends in incidence of cancer according to site is shown in Figure 2 and the overall proportion of each cancer in Figure 3.