Epidemiology of Cancer of Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Based on Fars Province Cancer Registry’s Data, (2001-08)

Mahin Farahmand; Amir Almasi-Hashiani; Mohammad Hossein Fallahzade

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Epidemiology of Cancer of Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Based on Fars Province Cancer Registry’s Data, (2001-08)

Author(s):

Mahin Farahmand¹,

Amir Almasi-Hashiani^2,*,

Mohammad Hossein Fallahzade³

1Department Social Medicine, Health Deputy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran

3Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 15, issue 2; e93119

Published online:Oct 28, 2012

Article type:Brief Report

Received:May 29, 2011

Accepted:Aug 24, 2011

How to Cite:Mahin FarahmandAmir Almasi-HashianiMohammad Hossein FallahzadeEpidemiology of Cancer of Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Based on Fars Province Cancer Registry’s Data, (2001-08).Zahedan J Res Med Sci.15(2):e93119.

Abstract

Background : Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in men and seventh most common cancer in women. This study aims at analyzing epidemiologically the liver and bile duct cancer in Fars province during 2001 to 2008.
Materials and Methods : In this epidemiological study, the crude incidence rate (CIR) was measured per 100,000 people and the liver cancer’s age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) was measured using direct standardization and world’s standard population.
Results : Out of 344 registered liver cancer cases, 54.4% were men and 45.6% were women. The ASR of liver cancer in 2008 was estimated 3.4 cases per 100,000 which has a significant ascending trend (p=0.001).
Conclusion : The ASR in this study shows that like other countries in West Asia, Fars Province is categorized as a region with low incidence rate.

Keywords

Liver cancer

Standardized Incidence Rate

Crude Incidence Rate

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