Spatio-temporal mapping of breast and prostate cancers in South Iran from 2014 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The most common gender-specific malignancies are cancers of the breast and the prostate. In developing countries, cancer screening of all at risk is impractical because of healthcare resource limitations. Thus, determining high-risk areas might be an important first screening step. This study explores incidence patterns of potential high-risk clusters of breast and prostate cancers in southern Iran.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in the province of Kerman, South Iran. Patient data were aggregated at the county and district levels calculating the incidence rate per 100,000 people both for cancers of the breast and the prostate. We used the natural-break classification with five classes to produce descriptive maps. A spatial clustering analysis (An

SUBMITTER: Montazeri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature