The 15-year national trends of genital cancer incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is a major health problem and cause of mortality worldwide. Despite the prevalence of other cancers in males and females, genital cancers are especially important because of their psychological effects on individuals. Currently, cervical cancer, corpus uteri neoplasm, and ovarian cancer are the most common gynecological cancers in Iran. Prostate cancer has increased in Iranian men in the last decade. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the 15-year national trend in the incidence of genital cancers in the Iranian population.

Methods

In this study, we used Iranian cancer registration data collected by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, demographic information from the reports of the Statistics Center of Iran, STEPs (STEPwise approach to non-

SUBMITTER: Shafiee G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015665 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature