Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Cancer epidemiology and trends in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran Epidemiology Epidemiology Original Research Original Research Background: is the third cause of death. The present study aimed at providing the incidence rates (crude and agestandardized)of different types of cancers in Sistan and Baluchestan province (Southeastern of Iran).Cancer is the second leading cause of death in developing countries. In Iran, cancerMethodsRegistry Center of Health Heputy for Sistan and Baluchestan province. Common cancers weredefined based on the number of cases and standardized incidence rates. To compute the annual percentagechange (APC), joinpoint 4.1.1.1 software was applied.: Data were collected retrospectively reviewing all new cancer patients registered in CancerResults46.82% occurred in females and 53.18% in males. The most frequent cancer in women was breastcancer followed by esophagus, skin, colorectal and leukemia. The 5 most frequent cancers in menwere stomach, skin, leukemia, esophagus and bladder. Joinpoint analyze showed a significant increasingtrend for adjusted standard incidence rate (ASIR) for both sexes (p<0.05).: A total of 3535 cases of cancers registered during 2004-2009 were identified. Of these,Conclusionother provinces in Iran, cancer incidence in Sistan and Baluchistan is less common but trends of cancersare increasing in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. It is necessary to have a comprehensivehealth policy for prevention and control of this problem.: According to The results of the present study and comparison to previous studies for Cancer, Epidemiology, Incidence, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. 752 759 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-879&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hosein Rafiemanesh rafiemanesh.hosein@gmail.com 200319475328460018329 200319475328460018329 No Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mojtaba Mehtarpoor Mehtarpoor@yahoo.com 200319475328460018330 200319475328460018330 No Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University ofMedical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani amohamadii1361@gmail.com 200319475328460018331 200319475328460018331 No Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences,Isfahan, Iran. Hamid Salehiniya alesaleh70@yahoo.com 200319475328460018332 200319475328460018332 Yes Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & PhD student of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran. Mostafa Enayatrad mostafaenayatrad@gmail.com 200319475328460018333 200319475328460018333 No Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Salman Khazaei salman.khazaei61@gmail.com 200319475328460018334 200319475328460018334 No Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences,Hamadan, Iran.