Open AccessEpidemiology and trends of gastrointestinal cancer in Iran (2004–2008)
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Sadat Asgarian,
Mehrdad Mahdian,
N. Amori
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_509_19
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , adenocarcinoma , rectum , cancer , colorectal cancer , population , cancer registry , stomach cancer , epidemiology , esophageal cancer , gastroenterology , esophagus , stomach , environmental health , physics , optics
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is among the most common cancers in Iran. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in the time trends of stomach, colon and rectum, and esophageal cancer during the past decade in Iran.