Four years Incidence Rate of Colorectal Cancer in Iran: A Survey of National Cancer Registry Data - Implications for Screening
| Autor: | Seyed Reza Fatemi, Azadeh Safaee, Bijan Moghimi-Dehkordi, Mohammad Reza Zali, Mohsen Vahedi, Sara Ashtari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Colorectal cancer Rectum Iran medicine Humans Mass Screening Registries Mass screening Gynecology business.industry Incidence Public health Incidence (epidemiology) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Cancer registry medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Female Standardized rate Colorectal Neoplasms business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 13:2695-2698 |
| ISSN: | 1513-7368 |
| DOI: | 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.6.2695 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Design and implementation of screening programs in each country must be based on epidemiological data. Despite the relatively high incidence of CRC, there is no nationwide comprehensive program for screening in Iran. This study was designed to investigate national CRC data and help to determine guidelines for screening. Methods: Incidence data used in this study were obtained from Iranian annual of National Cancer Registration report. Age standardized rates (ASR)were calculated using world standard population and were categorized by age, sex, anatomic subsite and morphology of tumor. Data were analyzed using SPSS.V.13 and Open Source Epidemiologic Statistics for Public Health software (OpenEpi v.2.3.1). Results: A quarter of cases were less than 50 years of age. The majority of tumors were detected in the colon. The overall ASR in the four years period was 38.0 per 100000 and was higher for men compared women (P |
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