Affiliation:
1. Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: This study reports the prevalence of the 5 most common cancers and their geographical distribution based on the last update of cancer statistics in Iran (2019). Materials and methods: The data used in this study were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies. It was prepared regarding sex in different provinces. Moran’s I test was used to check geographical correlation and identify hot spots and cold spots. A significance level of 5% was considered in all tests. Results: The most prevalent cancers among Iranian women reported Breast (312 per 100 000; 95% UI: 281-345), Thyroid (43 per 100 000; 95% UI: 26-51), Colon and Rectum (43 per 100 000; 95% UI: 39-47), Leukemia (33 per 100 000; 95% UI: 21 -41), and Uterine (29 per 100 000; 95% UI: 14-35) respectively; further, the most prevalent cancers among Iranian men reported Prostate (219 per 100 000; 95% UI: 158-258), Colon and Rectum (80; 72-88), Bladder (65 per 100 000; 95% UI: 58-71), Leukemia (40 per 100 000; 95% UI: 20-51), and Testicular (33 per 100 000; 95% UI: 20-48) respectively. Conclusion: exclusive of any type of skin cancer, Breast, prostate, colon and rectum, bladder, thyroid, testicular, uterine, and leukemia are most prevalent cancers in Iranian population.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Community and Home Care
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