Temporal trends in the incidence and demographics of cancers, communicable diseases, and non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia over the last decade

Herzallah, Hatem K.; Antonisamy, Belavendra R.; Shafee, Mohammed H.; Al-Otaibi, Sultan T.

Though non-communicable diseases present a major challenge in the present scenario, the limitation of this study is prevalence studies on non-communicable diseseas are very limited and vary in methodologies including population size and disease definition. Nevertheless, the findings of the study has several future implications such as; addressing the problems of increasing cancer cases; early screening of common cancers and planning of national health awareness schemes and vaccination programs. Additionally, the need for establishment of health promotion programs to combat noncommunicable diseases, developing preventive measures and increasing public health awareness becomes today's need in ensuring good community health.