# Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital

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## TL;DR

Samoa's main hospital in Apia, whose doctors led a survey of every confirmed cancer in Samoa from 2007 to 2016 as a first step towards a national cancer registry.

## Summary

A 2021 paper in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, led from Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, reviewed all laboratory and clinically confirmed cancers in Samoa from 2007 to 2016 in government and non-government facilities as a preliminary step to upscale population-based cancer registration. Incidence rose from 28.5 per 100,000 in 2007 to 67.1 in 2012, then varied between 50 and 65 per 100,000 to 2016; cancers of the female genital organs and breast were commonest in women and of the digestive system in men. IAEA DIRAC lists no radiotherapy centre in Samoa. OnCo could not reach the hospital's site. Coordinates are Nominatim's.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: TTM Hospital; Moto'otua Hospital
- City: Apia, WS
- Type: hospital

## Sources

- Amosa-Lei Sam et al., cancer incidence in Samoa 2007 to 2016 (Asia Pac J Public Health 2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520975261

## Connected records

- cancers: [Breast cancer (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-cancer/), [Cervical cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/cervical/)
- institutions: [Samoa Cancer Society](https://onco.cc/institutions/samoa-cancer-society/)

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