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Five Common Cancers in Iran in 2019: Secondary Analysis to Discovering Cluster of Cancers

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 pre...

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Autor principal: Taheri Soodejani, Moslem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10392151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37522573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501319231186923
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Sumario: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.