The Epidemiological study gastrointestinal cancers in Qazvin province (۲۰۱۷)

Introduction: Globally, gastrointestinal cancers are the most common cancers in the older population aged ۶۵ and older. Due to such high prevalence, this study aimed to provide the incidence rate of these cancers in such population and observe the changing impact of these cancers with increasing age versus young adult. (۲۰ to ۴۴) and middle age (۴۰ to ۶۴) groups. Methods: A population based cancer registry was undertaken register all new cancer cases during a one year period (March ۲۰۱۴ to March ۲۰۱۵). Data were collected by recording consecutive cancer patients from all referral and valid pathology. Results: During one year, ۱۶۸۴ new case of cancer were collected in the Qazvin province. Of these, ۳۹۷ were gastrointestinal cancers. ۶۰% of gastrointestinal cancers occur in men and ۴۰% in women. ۲۱۶ patients (۵۴%) were ≥۶۵ years, ۱۵۲ (۳۸%) middle age group (۴۰-۶۴ years), and ۲۸ patients (۷%) in young adult group (۲۰-۴۰ years). According to the Age Standardized Rate (ASR), Gastric cancer and colorectal cancer were the most common gastrointestinal cancers with an incidence of (۱۸.۵۰/۱۰۰۰۰۰) and (۱۳.۸۱/۱۰۰۰۰۰) respectively. Esophageal cancer was ranked third with an incidence rate (ASR) ۴.۵۸ respectively. Small colon cancer with ۷ cases (۲%) has the lowest percentage which ۸۶% (۶ cases) are related to men. The highest incidence of gastrointestinal cancers was in the age group over ۷۰ years. Conclusions: In spite of increasing life expectancy and quality of life in Iran due to increasing of higher quality of life care demands. This study concluded a high incidence of gastrointestinal cancer in geriatric. Since the pattern of population is young pattern in Iran and they will be aged in a few years, gastrointestinal cancers must be look upon as an important issue in this target population. It is essential to emphasis the increasing need for research in different aspects of the prevention and the planning for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers the elderly.

کلیدواژه ها:

Gastric ، Cancer ، Incidence ، Gastrointestinal