Trends and Risk Factors of Gastric Cancer in Iran (2005 –2010)

Conclusions:During the study period, GC has decreased in Iran. Nevertheless, GC risk was generally high in Northern and Northwestern provinces of Iran. Different health policies according to GC risk and trend are required for each province.Improvements in screening and education programs and conducting further epidemiological studies could help to reduce the incidence of GC in high risk provinces.Keywords:Bayesian, disease mapping, gastric cancer, hierarchical space ‑time
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research