Identifying High-Risk Clusters of Gastric Cancer Incidence in Iran, 2004 - 2009

• DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.23.10335
• Publication Date: 2015-02-23T21:42:04Z
• Authors: Amir Kavousi; Yousef Bashiri; Yadollah Mehrabi; Korosh Etemad; Amir Teymourpour
• Keywords: Christian ministry; Cancer Prevention; Cancer Incidence

Gastric cancer is considered as the second most prevalent in Iran. The present research sought to identify high risk clusters of gastric with mapping using space-time scan statistics.The descriptive type. required data were gathered from registered reports Cancer Control Office Center for Non Communicable Disease Ministry Health (MOH). extracted at province level time span 2004-9. Sat-Scan software was used analyse and clusters. ArcGIS10 utilized map distribution demonstrate clusters.The likely found Ardabil, Gilan, Zanjan, East-Azerbaijan, Qazvin, West-Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Hamadan, Tehran Mazandaran between 2007 2009. It statistically significant p-value below 0.05.High regions included Northern, West-North central provinces, particularly Gilan. More screening tests are suggested be conducted along more frequent epidemiological studies enact prevention programs.