leukemia cancer mortality trend in iran, from 1995 to 2004

background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran, the leukemia cancer is one of the most important causes of cancer mortality. regarding cancer mortality, data would be important to monitor the program screening effects, earlier diagnosis, demographic data and other prognostic factors. the aim of this study was mortality rates evaluating, then leukemia cancer trends among the iranian population within almost a period of a decade, i.e. from 1995 to 2004. methods: national death statistic reported by ministry of health and medical education (moh&me;) from 1995 to 2004, stratified by age group, sex, and cause of death, have included in this study. leukemia cancer has expressed as the annual mortality rates/100,000, in general, and/or per gender, and age group. results: the general mortality rate of leukemia cancer has slightly increased within the mentioned study period, from 0.44 to 2.54, then leukemia cancer mortality has often seen in men more than women. conclusion: the mortality rate of leukemia has significantly increased throughout iran. associated risk factors with leukemia have headmost identified for their prevention and control. so, future studies to reveal leukemia risk factors among the iranian population would be crucial in order to control its burden. please cite this article as: fazeli z, pourhoseingholi ma , vahedi m, abadi a, fazeli bavand-pour fs, baghestani ar. leukemia cancer mortality trend in iran, from 1995 to 2004. iran j cancer prev. 2013; 6(3):170-73. references international agency for research on cancer: global cancer report lyon; 2003. pearce ms, parker l, windebank kp, cotterill sj, craft aw. cancer in adolescents and young adults aged 15–24 years: a report from the north of england young person’s malignant disease registry, uk. pediatr blood cancer. 2005; 45(5): 687-93. albritton k, bleyer wa. the management of cancer in the older adolescent. eur j cancer. 2003; 39(18): 2584-99. schiffer ca, schimpff sc. acute leukemia. in: moosa ar, schimpff sc, robson meds. comprehensive textbook on oncology. 2nd edition. williams and wilkins co.1991:1203-211. farahmandbeigi m, kadivar mh. profiles of cancer in fars province in 2002. vice president of health of shiraz university of medical science. 2002. askari f, m oghbelfar z. a study of registered cases of cancer in iran in 1999 and comparison to 1996. center for disease control. tehran. 2000. center for disease control and prevention, cancer office. annual report of national cancer registry for 2009 in iran. 2012; tehran, ministry of health. burnet ng, jefferies sj, benson rj, hunt dp, treasure fp. years of life lost (yll) from cancer is an important measure of population burden – and should be considered when allocating research funds british journal of cancer. 2005; 92: 241- 5. naghavi m. death report from 23 provinces in iran. 1 st edition. 2004; tehran: ministry of health. 10.  naghavi m. death report from 18 provinces in iran. 1 st edition. 2002; tehran: ministry of health. 11.  naghavi m. death report from 18 provinces in iran. 1 st edition. 2003; tehran: ministry of health. 12.  national statistics center, online publications at: http://amar.sci.org.ir/planlist.aspx . 13.  imamura y, mizuno s. comparison of leukemia mortality in five countries: france, italy, japan, uk and usa from the who mortality database (1960-2000). jpn j clin oncol. 2005 jul; 35(7): 420-3. 14.  yang l, parkin dm, li l, chen y. time trends in cancer mortality in china: 1987–1999. int j cancer. 2003; 106(5): 771-83. 15.  stiller ca. international patterns of cancer incidence in adolescents. cancer treat rev. 2007; 33(7): 631-45. 16.  curado mp, pontes t, guerra-yi me, de camargo cancela m. leukemia mortality trends among children, adolescents, and young adults in latin america. rev panam salud publica . 2011; 29(2): 96-102. 17.  terracini b, coebergh jw, gatta g, magnani c, stiller c, verdecchia a, et al. childhood cancer survival in europe: an overview. eur j cancer. 2001; 37(6): 810-6. 18.  ribeiro kb , lopes lf , de camargo b . trends in childhood leukemia mortality in brazil and correlation with social inequalities. cancer. 2007; 110(8):1823-31. 19.  couto ac , ferreira jd , koifman rj , monteiro gt , pombo-de-oliveira ms , koifman s . trends in childhood leukemia mortality over a 25-year period. j pediatr (rio j). 2010; 86(5): 405-10. 20.  seibel nl. treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and adolescents: peaks and pitfalls. hematology am sochematoleduc program, volume 2008: 374-80. 21.  chu dm , wahlqvist ml , lee ms , chang hy . central obesity predicts non-hodgkin's lymphoma mortality and overall obesity predicts leukemia mortality in adult taiwanese. j am coll nutr. 2011; 30(5): 310-9. 22. varadarajan r , cummings mk , hyland aj , wang es , wetzler m . can decreasing smoking prevalence reduce leukemia mortality? ann hematol. 2010; 89(9): 873-6.