A Relative Frequency of Female Gynecologic Cancers in South Iran in the Years 2014-2019

Hanieh  Soltani; Atefeh  Ahmadi; Shahrzad  Zolala; Malihe  Afiat

doi:10.18502/bccr.v15i3.18741

Hanieh Soltani Student Research Committee, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Atefeh Ahmadi Reproductive Health and Family Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Shahrzad Zolala Department of Midwifery, Nursing Research Center, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Malihe Afiat Emam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/bccr.v15i3.18741

Keywords: Cancer, female, Gynecologic, Iran, prevalence

Abstract

Background: Gynecologic cancer makes up nearly 19% of all female cancers. We evaluated the relative frequency of gynecologic cancers in the south of Iran in 2014-2019.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study aimed to study 1222 patients with female gynecological cancers who were referred to the specialized oncology and ra- diotherapy clinics in Kerman city in the south of Iran. The required information was gathered from the cases recorded in available pathology centers in the Department of Health in Kerman province during 2014 -2019 years. The data analysis was done by SPSS20 software via descriptive statistics tests of Chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis, and ANOVA.

Results: The uterine (38.98%), and ovarian cancers (36.94%) had the highest rel- ative frequencies. There was no significant difference in the relative frequency of female cancers in the five-time intervals (p>0/01). The age average of patients was 66/15 ±58/53 years which was significantly different among different types of cancer (p<0/01). The highest and lowest age average was related to the vagina (61.89±26.64) and placenta (30.66±5.50) cancers.

Conclusion: The most frequent cancer in the first two years of the study was ovarian cancer, while the most frequent cancer in the next three years of the study was uter- ine cancer. The highest and lowest age averages were related to vagina cancer, and trophoblastic cancer, respectively.