Epidemiologic and pathologic indices of gastric cancer in Kermanshah province, Iran
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
Gastric cancer is the second prevalent cancer and the second reason of death caused by cancer in the world. The aim of this study was to identify the epidemiologic and pathologic characteristics of gastric cancer in patients hospitalized in Taleqani Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran, that can be a model for the West of the Iran. In a descriptive research, the medical records of 184 patients were presented with gastric cancer at Taleqani Hospital, during 1997-2005 in Kermanshah province, Iran, were studied. The method of collecting data was extracting them from the files and the recording them in a “Collecting Data Form”. Frequency and percent related to each variable was checked by SPSS software and tables were drawn accordingly. The mean age for the patients at diagnosis was 59.7±12 years (range, 25-85 years) that 132 patients (71.7%) were male. Percentage of gastric cancer was the lowest in 25-34 years and the most in 65-74 years. Adenocarcinoma was the most type of pathology for the patients (83.1%) and also body and cardia were the first and second site of involvement of stomach. Out of 184 patients, 25 patients (13.7%), 3(1.6%), 3 (1.6%) and 153 (83.1%) had stage І, ІІ, ІІІ and ІV, respectively. In conclusion, considering the fact that the symptoms of gastric cancer are non-specific and vague and also early diagnosis and proper surgery are the most important factors in prolonging the life of patients. Keywords: Gastric cancer, Adenocarcinoma, Epidemiology, Pathology
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Ali Shahriari-Ahmadi, Mehrdad Payandeh, Masoud Sadeghi, Edris Sadeghi
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