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Trends in Mortality Rates for Gastrointestinal Cancers in Fars Province, Iran (2005–2015)

  • Hossein-Ali Nikbakht
  • Sadaf Sahraian
  • Haleh Ghaem
  • Afshan Javadi
  • Maryam Janfada
  • Soheil Hassanipour
  • Ali-Reza MirahmadizadehEmail author
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Abstract

Purpose

In Iran, cancers are the third leading cause of death, and gastrointestinal cancers are the primary cause of mortality among all the cancers. This study aimed to determine the trend of crude and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) for different types of gastrointestinal cancers over an 11-year period in Fars province (Iran).

Methods

In this study, all the mortality data for gastrointestinal cancers were derived from the Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) between 2005 and 2015. Subsequently, we calculated the crude and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) and their trends for different types of gastrointestinal cancers based on age groups and gender over the study period.

Results

A total of 6547 deaths from gastrointestinal cancers were identified, with an average age of 66.0 ± 16.4 years. The crude and age-standardized mortality rates for gastrointestinal cancers were respectively 10.9 and 15.0 per 100,000 population in 2005 which significantly increased to 17.4 and 19.4 per 100,000 population in 2015 (P < 0.001). The ASMR for colon, pancreatic, and oral cancers showed an increasing trend; for small intestine cancers, a decreasing trend; and for esophageal, gastric, rectal, and hepatobiliary cancers displayed an almost constant trend.

Conclusions

Our study shows a higher ASMR and an increasing trend of gastrointestinal cancers in Fars province. Prevention and early diagnosis programs with screening techniques should be implemented to control the mortality rate of gastrointestinal cancers in the future.

Keywords

Gastrointestinal cancer Age-standardized mortality rate Trend Iran 
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Notes

Funding Information

This study was financially approved by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (Grant number 96-01-109-14806).

Compliance with Ethical Standards

This study was conducted in compliance with the provisions of the Helsinki Declaration. The protocol was approved by the ethics committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (No. IR.SUMS.REC. 1396.S619).

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hossein-Ali Nikbakht
    • 1
    • 2
  • Sadaf Sahraian
    • 3
  • Haleh Ghaem
    • 4
  • Afshan Javadi
    • 5
  • Maryam Janfada
    • 6
  • Soheil Hassanipour
    • 7
  • Ali-Reza Mirahmadizadeh
    • 8
    • 9
    Email author
  1. 1.Student Research CommitteeShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
  2. 2.Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research InstituteBabol University of Medical SciencesBabolIran
  3. 3.Division of Neuroradiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological ScienceJohns Hopkins Medical InstitutionsBaltimoreUSA
  4. 4.Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of HealthShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
  5. 5.Statistics Department, Health Vice-chancellorShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
  6. 6.Medical Records, Health Vice-chancellorShiraz University of medical sciencesShirazIran
  7. 7.Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases Research CenterGuilan University of Medical SciencesRashtIran
  8. 8.Non-communicable Diseases Research CenterShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
  9. 9.Department of Epidemiology, School of HealthShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran

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