Study of the cases of esophagus cancer registered in the province of Fars (2001-2005)

AbdoReza Rajaeefard; Bijan Moghimi-Dehkordi; Sayed Hamid Reza Tabatabaee; Bahram Zeighami; Azadeh Safaee; Zyaaldin Tabeie

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Study of the cases of esophagus cancer registered in the province of Fars (2001-2005)

Author(s):

AbdoReza Rajaeefard¹,

Bijan Moghimi-Dehkordi^2,*,

Sayed Hamid Reza Tabatabaee¹,

Bahram Zeighami¹,

Azadeh Safaee ²,

Zyaaldin Tabeie ³

1Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2Research Center of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Dept. of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 13, issue 1; e79830

Published online:Jun 19, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jul 12, 2008

Accepted:Jun 02, 2009

How to Cite:Rajaeefard A, Moghimi-Dehkordi B, Tabatabaee S H R, Zeighami B, Safaee A, et al. Study of the cases of esophagus cancer registered in the province of Fars (2001-2005).J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.2009;13(1):e79830.

Abstract

Background: Cancer is considered among the second largest groups of noncommunicable diseases and the third cause of death in Iran. Ranking in the top ten cancers in the world, Esophagus cancer comes out on the sixth place. This study examines the epidemiology of esophagus cancer in Fars cancer registry.

Methods: This was a descriptive-analytic study of cases of esophagus cancer registered in Fars between 2001 and 2005. Data were analyzed using t-student and chi square tests.

Results: Overall 161 cancer patients had been registered. 61.5%were males. Mean age at diagnosis was 61.9 (SD=13.07). 91.3 % were married. Fars ethnic background accounted for 55.3% of the patients. Males and females were mainly farmers and housewives respectively. There was a history of smoking in 52.6% of the cases. Grade of tumor at diagnosis for most patients was well-differentiated. According to our follow-up, the disease resulted in death in 57.1% of the cases

Conclusion: Our results indicate the importance of eliminating risk factors for cancer of the esophagus including smoking and family history. Early detection of the disease in primary stages is also emphasized.

Keywords

Esophagus cancer

Descriptive-analytic study

Fars cancer registry

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