Epidemiology of cervical cancer in Iran in 2016: A nationwide study of incidence and regional variation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is a common, and fatal cancer in women worldwide. This cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women after breast, colorectal, and lung cancer.

Aims

This study aims to investigate the age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) and the geographical distribution of Cervical Cancer in Iran.

Methods

This study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional investigation. The study sample comprised all individuals registered as cervical cancer patients in the National Cancer Registry system in 2016. The crude rate and ASR for each province were computed independently. Furthermore, we employed ArcMap10.5 software and geographic information system to conduct an analysis of the gathered data. In order to ascertain the spatial distribution and clusterin

SUBMITTER: Anjam Majoumerd A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849997 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature