Journal of Medical Sciences1682-44741812-5727Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jms.2008.90.93MarjaniAbdoljalal KabirMohammad Javad SemnaniShahriyar SedaghatSeyyed Mehdi MoghaddamiAbbas 1200881The main aim of this study was to find and describe province-specific
estimates of incidence in females by age groups for esophagus cancer.
The data used in this study were collected in a cancer registry that was
conducted by Health Deputy of Golestan province for a period of 1 year
(2004). The age distribution was collected according to the following
age strata: 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,
45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84 and 85 above. Esophagus
cancer data was identified and collected through the 18 Pathology Laboratory
centers (where female populations referred to these centers) in Golestan
province. A total of 348 primary cancer cases were captured. From these
32 cases was esophagus cancer. There were 26 squomous cell carcinoma (81.25%),
1 adenocarcinoma (3.12%). Esophagus cancer incidence among females in
Golestan province was 7.62/100000. But esophagus cancer with the highest
ASR: 127.91/100,000 was in age 75-79. The incidence of esophagus cancer
in age over 75-79 has risen sharply and it was the lowest in age 30-34
(ASR: 1.68/100,000). For the present time it can be said that esophagus
cancer in females appear to be one of the most prevalent and serious type
of cancer (especially squomous cell carcinoma) in Golestan province and
esophagus cancer is rising with ageing.]]>ACS.,20072007Cheng, K.K. and N.E. Day,199673340Fisher, S. and L. Brady,19981998Ghavamzadeh, A., M. Iravani, M. Jahani, M. Rastegarpanah and A. Moussavi,200128153157Lu, S., P. Lin, G. Wang, X. Luo and M. Wu,1999112918923Malekzadeh, R., M. Sotoudeh and M.H. Derakhshan et al.,2004573742Munoz, N. and N. Day,19961996pp: 681-706pp: 681-706Naghavi, M.,2000Parkin, D.M., P. Pisani and J. Ferlay,1999493364Parkin, D.M., F. Bray, J. Ferlay and P. Pisani,20055574108Pourshams, A., M. Saadatian-Elahi and M. Nouraie,200592176181Sadjadi, A., M. Nouraie, M.A. Mohagheghi, A. Mousavi-Jarrahi, R. Malekezadeh and D.M. Parkin,20026359363Semnani, S., A. Sadjadi, S. Fahimi, M. Nouraie and M. Naeimi et al.,2006301419Stewart, A., B.W. Stewart and P. Kleihues,20032003Warwick, G.P. and Harrington,197317229229WCRF,1997