Epidemiology of prostate cancer in Markazi province in 2005-2010

Background and Aims:
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men, that is increasing in incidence and mortality.
Considering the epidemiologic trend of prostate cancer, the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of
prostate cancer in the years 2005-2010 in Markazi Province.
Methods:
In this analytical study, which data was derived from the Cancer Registry of Markazi Province, crude incidence per
100 thousand persons and age-standardized incidence in the method of direct standardization using the world
standard population were calculated. Data Analysis was conducted using the Cochran-Armitage and winpepi
software version 2.1.
Results:
In this study among 182 patients with prostate cancer in 2005–2010, 144 patients (%79) inhabited in city and others
in rural. Regarding age, 16 persons (%8.8) were between 50-60 and majority 84(%46) were 70-80 years old. In the 6-
year study, 182 cases of prostate cancer were recorded. Age-standardized incidence rate during the years 2005 to
2010 was respectively: 3.24, 3,3.44,5.05,5.75, 5.61 cases per hundred thousand people which shows an increase in
the disease. The highest observed incidence in the age group was above 70.
Conclusion:
The standardized incidence rate of prostate cancer in Markazi province in comparison with the world, particularly
developed countries, is much less that can be due to lack of screening programs or the incomplete records.

*Corresponding Author: Mohsen Shamsi, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak,
Iran.
Email: dr.shamsi@arakmu.ac.ir.