title: Difference in the incidences of the most prevalent urologic cancers from 2003 to 2009 in Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Urological cancers represent a major public problem associated with high mortality and morbidity. The pattern of these cancers varies markedly according to era, region and ethnic groups, but increasing incidence trends overall makes focused epidemiological studies important. The aim of the present study was to assess the incidence of most prevalent urological cancers in Iran from 2003 to 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data for this study were obtained from the population-based Cancer Registry Center of the Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Differences of mean age and age distributions of each cancer were compared between 2003 and 2009 in men and women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bladder cancer was the most common urologic cancer in both genders. The rate difference of age standardized ratio (ASR) of bladder and renal cell carcinoma in women were 1.54 and 2.01 percent per 100,000 population from 2003 to the 2009, respectively. In men, the rate difference of age standardized ratio of prostate, testis, kidney and bladder cancer was also 2.23, 1.2, 1.8 and 1.5 percent per 100,000 population from 2003 to 2009, respectively. The mean ages of patients in all cancers in both genders did not differ significantly through time (p value>0.05) but the distribution of ages of patients with bladder and prostate cancer changed significantly from 2003 to 2009 (p value<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of present study suggest the general pattern and incidence of urological cancers in Iran are changing, the observed increase pointing to a need for urological cancer screening programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran E-mail : dr.njalaly@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basiri
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shakhssalim
authors.forename: Niloofar Yahyapour
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Jalaly
authors.forename: Hamid Heidarian
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Miri
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Partovipour
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Panahi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*