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Published on: September 30, 2021
Common cancers in Khuzestan province, south west of Iran, during 2005-2011
K Karami1, M Cheraghi, N Amori
1Social Determinant of Heath Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran E-mail : cheraghi-m@ajums.ac.i, mariacheraghi@gmail.com.
Unlabelled:
Cancer is the third highest cause of premature mortality in Iran. We aimed to determine trend of common cancers in Khuzestan province, Iran.
Methods:
It was a hospital based survey on 4065 subjects from their hospital files, those had registered as cancer case in Shafa hospital which has known as a biggest center of cancer in Khuzestan province, Iran during 2005-2011.All data has entered by SPSS (version 19), descriptive statistic and adjusted odds ratio of common cancers for age and sex were calculated from multiple logistic regression model.
Results:
From all subjects; (51% and 49%) were male and female respectively. The most frequent age group was 60-50 years and common cancers were breast 16%, colorectal 6.3%, blood 2%, lung 8% and stomach 8%.
Conclusion:
Prevalence of cancers has increased markedly with age in Khuzestan Providence. Therefore, it is essential to prevent through early prevention, using screening and identifying cases in initial stages.
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