Abstract
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world, with a wide variation in incidence rates across different geographical areas. In Iran GC is the most common cancer in males and it is reported to be the third most prevalent after breast and colorectal in females. A geographical information system (GIS) allows investigation of the geographical distribution of diseases. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between gastric cancer and effective climatic factors using GIS. The dispersion distribution and the relationship between environmental factors effective on cancer were measured using Arc GIS. Of all cases, 672 (73.8%) were in males with a sex ratio of 3 to 1. The highest incidence by cities was seen in Namin with 137.5 per 100,000. The results of this study showed that the distribution of GC around the Sabalan volcanic mountain was significantly higher than other places in the same province. These results can be considered as a window to future comprehensive research on gastric cancer.
Highlights
According to the estimations of the InternationalAgency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2012, gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world (Kavousi et al, 2014), with a wide variation in incidence rates across different geographical areas
In Iran gastric cancer is the most common cancer in male and it is reported to be the third cancer after Breast and Colorectal cancers in female (Babaei et al, 2010)
According to GLOBOCAN, gastric cancer in Iran accounted for 11.4%
Summary
Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2012, gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world (Kavousi et al, 2014), with a wide variation in incidence rates across different geographical areas. In Iran gastric cancer is the most common cancer in male and it is reported to be the third cancer after Breast and Colorectal cancers in female (Babaei et al, 2010). According to GLOBOCAN, gastric cancer in Iran accounted for 11.4%. Ardabil is still one of the areas in the world that has the highest incidence of gastric cancer (Babaei et al, 2010; Sadjadi et al, 2003). The incidence and mortality rate of gastric cancer has dramatically fallen worldwide. The incidence of gastric cancer in Iran remains very high at approximately
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