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Incidence of Esophageal Cancer in Iran, a Population-Based Study: 2001–2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Even though Kurdistan, the western province of Iran, has a cancer surveillance system, a detailed analysis of incidence rate has not been yet performed. We describe Age Standardized Incidence Rates (ASRs) for esophageal cancer (EC) in Kurdistan Province of Iran in 2001–2015.

Methods

Incidence cases of EC were obtained from a population-based cancer registry. We obtained ASRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) per 100,000 populations for each calendar year group.

Results

Between 2001 and 2015, 1362 incidence cases with EC were reported to the cancer registry. Annual ASRs in 2006–2010 were more than the other years in both men and women, respectively. Most ASRs were reported among women in Divandarreh (18.95, 95% CI 14.76, 23.92), Saqez (12.75, 95% CI 10.73, 15.01), Sanandaj (8.84, 95% CI 7.64, 10.17), and Qorveh (8.19, 95% CI 6.54, 10.12), and among men in Divandarreh (19.38, 95% CI 15.38, 24.06), Saqez (13.64, 95% CI 11.49, 16.05), Sanandaj (8.70, 95% CI 7.56, 9.96), and Marivan (7.93, 95% CI 6.26, 9.88).

Conclusions

It was concluded that EC in Divandarreh, Saqez, and Sanandaj has the highest ASRs, and these areas are considered as high-risk areas for this disease in the Iranian province of Kurdistan. Therefore, to understand the reasons of these problems, a considerable work is needed.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Islamic Azad University-Sanandaj Branch, Sanandaj, Iran (grant number 1.2926).

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran

    Rahmatollah Moradzadeh & Parvaneh Golmohammadi

  2. Cancer Registry, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Cancer Registry Office, Deputy of Health, Abidar Street, Sanandaj, Iran

    Bahman Ghaitasi

  3. Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Haidar Nadrian

  4. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University-Sanandaj Branch, Sanandaj, Iran

    Athareh Najafi

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This study was conducted in compliance with the provisions of the Helsinki Declaration. The protocol was approved by the Ethics committee of Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, with the ethical code IR.ARAKMU.REC.1394.384.

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Moradzadeh, R., Golmohammadi, P., Ghaitasi, B. et al. Incidence of Esophageal Cancer in Iran, a Population-Based Study: 2001–2015. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 507–512 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0114-3

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