Epidemiological study of different types of cancers among adults in Sowme’eh Sara County, Guilan, Iran

Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular disease, and is the third leading cause of death in Iran. Objective: This epidemiological study aims to investigate different types of cancers in Sowme’eh Sara County, Guilan, Iran. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study is a part of the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study that was conducted on 10520 adult men and women in Sowme’eh Sara County . The prevalence rate was determined per 100,000 people. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage) were used for describing data. Statistical analyzes were performed in STATA v.13 software. Results: In this study, 94 patients with cancer and 98 types of cancer were recorded. Most of patients were female (n=65, 68.4%). The mean age at diagnosis in men and women was 47.61±11.23 and 44.30±7.87 years, respectively (Total =45.58±10.09 years). The most common cancers were breast cancer, brain & central nervous system cancer, and prostate cancer. The minimum age for diagnosis in men and women were 23 and 19 years, respectively,. Conclusion: Screening for breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men living in Sowme’eh Sara County should be done which is currently underway using mammography and prostate specific antigen tests.