Investigating the trends of incidence rates of breast cancer in Southern Iran: a population based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The overall incidence of breast cancer is different all over the world and even within a nation. The present study aims to investigate the stratum-specific incidence trends of breast cancer in southern Iran.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, the data of Fars Population-Based Cancer Registry was used during 2001-2018. New cancer cases with ICD-O-3 codes C50.0 to C50.9 were categorized based on age group, morphology, and topography. Age-specific incidence rates of breast cancer were calculated during 2001-2018. Annual overall and truncated age-standardized incidence rates and their 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) were also calculated. Afterward, the Annual Percentage Changes (APCs) of the age-specific and age-standardized incidence rates of breast cancer du

SUBMITTER: Haghpanah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638837 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature