Epidemiology of Bladder Cancers in Fars Province, Southern Iran (۲۰۰۳-۲۰۰۸)
Publish Year: 1392
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JR_JKMU-20-4_006
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 19 دی 1401
Abstract:
Background & Aims: In the western countries, bladder cancer is the fourth and eighth common cancer in males and females, respectively, and like other cancers it has been significantly increasing in last years. The aim of this study was to find out the epidemiology of bladder cancer in Fars province /Iran during ۲۰۰۳-۲۰۰۸ according to cancer registry data system. Methods: In this epidemiological study, using Fars province cancer registry data, the incidence rates were calculated per ۱۰۰,۰۰۰ people and age standardized incidence rate (ASR) was calculated by direct method using the world standard population. Data were analyzed by SPSS ۱۶ and Microsoft Excel ۲۰۰۷ software. Results: Over a ۶-year period, ۱۸۲۸ new cases were recorded in Fars province. The highest incidence rate was observed in males and the age group of over ۷۰ years. The ASR of bladder cancer in these six years were receptively ۶.۹, ۶.۵, ۱۱.۱, ۱۰.۰۲, ۱۲.۶ and ۱۰.۳, for ۱۰۰,۰۰۰ showing a significantly increasing trend. Conclusion: Despite the significantly increasing trend, the ASR of bladder cancer in Fars province is very lower in comparison with western countries
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M Farahmand
Social Medicine Specialist, Health deputy, Shiraz University of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran
A Almasi
Instructor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran