Cancer patterns in Iran: a gender-specific spatial modelling of cancer incidence during 2014-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is a significant public health concern and the second leading cause of death. This study aims to visualize spatial patterns of top common cancer types and identify high-risk and low-risk counties for these cancers in Iran from 2014 to 2017.

Methods

In this study, we analyzed 482,229 newly diagnosed cancer cases recorded by the Iranian National Population-Based Cancer Registry from 2014 to 2017. We employed a purely spatial scanning model and local Moran I analysis to explore spatial patterns across Iran.

Results

Approximately 53% of all cases were male. The average age of cancer diagnosis was 62.58 ± 17.42 years for males and 56.11 ± 17.33years for females. Stomach cancer was the most common cancer in men. The northern and northwestern regions of Ira

SUBMITTER: Faramarzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860283 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature