title: Evaluation of cancer records from 2000-2004 in Denizli, Turkey.
abstract: Objective information about cancer incidence is important for planning control programs. We examined the distribution of cancer cases recorded in Denizli province, Turkey. A total of 2185 cancer cases reported to the Denizli Province Health Ministry's Cancer Early Diagnosis Center during the years 2000-2004 were evaluated for sociodemographic characteristics, cigarette use, family history, and organ systems. Among these cases, 56% were male and 44% were female; 45.1% of the patients had smoked cigarettes at some time and there was a 10-fold increase in lung cancer and a 4-fold increase in urinary cancers among cigarette smokers (P < 0.001). We found that 34.4% of the cancer cases were diagnosed as localized, 27.9% had a more extensive distribution and 21.8% were in metastasis. The most frequent types were urinary cancers at 26.4%, gastrointestinal cancers at 19.2% and respiratory cancers at 18.9%; there was a significant increase in gastrointestinal, blood and skin cancers over the years. Lung (14.9%), breast (14.1%), bladder (8.0%), prostate (5.3%), and lymphatic (4.8%) cancer cases were the most common.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Vocational School, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sorkun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirhan
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tomatir
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozerdem
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey