title: Ovarian cancer in Iranian women, a trend analysis of mortality and incidence.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ovarian cancer is an important cause of mortality in women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and mortality rates and trends in the Iranian population and make predictions.
  
  
  METHODS
  National incidence from Iranian annual of National Cancer Registration report from 2003 to 2009 and National Death Statistics reported by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education from 1999 to 2004 were included in this study. A time series model (autoregressive) was used to predict the mortality for the years 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2013, with results expressed as annual mortality rates per 100,000.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The general mortality rate of ovarian cancer slightly increased during the years under study from 0.01 to 0.75 and reaching plateau according to the prediction model. Mortality was higher for older age. The incidence also increased during the period of the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study indicated remarkable increasing trends in ovarian cancer mortality and incidence. Therefore, attention to high risk groups and setting awareness programs for women are needed to reduce the associated burden in the future.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR of Iran E-mail : Aminphg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdolhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharifian
authors.forename: Mohamad Amin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pourhoseingholi
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norouzinia
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahedi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult