Amani, F. and Ahari, S.S. and Barzegari, S. and Hassanlouei, B. and Sadrkabir, M. and Farzaneh, E. (2015) Analysis of relationships between altitude and distance from volcano with Stomach Cancer incidence using a geographic information system. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16 (16). pp. 6889-6894.
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Abstract
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world, with a wide variation in incidence rates across different geographical areas. In Iran GC is the most common cancer in males and it is reported to be the third most prevalent after breast and colorectal in females. A geographical information system (GIS) allows investigation of the geographical distribution of diseases. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between gastric cancer and effective climatic factors using GIS. The dispersion distribution and the relationship between environmental factors effective on cancer were measured using Arc GIS. Of all cases, 672 (73.8) were in males with a sex ratio of 3 to1. The highest incidence by cities was seen in Namin with 137.5 per 100,000. The results of this study showed that the distribution of GC around the Sabalan volcanic mountain was significantly higher than other places in the same province. These results can be considered as a window to future comprehensive research on gastric cancer.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | cited By 2 |
| Subjects: | WI Digestive System QZ Pathology |
| Depositing User: | eprints admin |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2018 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2020 07:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iums.ac.ir/id/eprint/5548 |
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