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- Title
The Association between Incidence and Mortality from Cancer and Human Development Index (HDI).
- Authors
Eslahi, Marzieh
- Abstract
Introduction: The magnitude of cancer is increasing substantially, with over 20 million new cancer cases projected for 2025 compared to an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018. Socioeconomic factors are well-established contributing factor to cancer incidence and mortality. Along with changes in countries levels of human development, socioeconomic developments have profound effects on the scale and profile of cancer. We conducted this study to investigate the effect of HDI on incidence and mortality from common cancers around the world. Methods: The present study is an ecological study. We used GLOBOCAN 2018 and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to abstract data on common cancers and HDI level. Results: In 2018 cancers of lung, prostate, colorectum, stomach, liver were the 5 most common malignancy in men worldwide. In women the most common cancers included: breast, cervix uteri, colorectum, lung and thyroid. Our analyses revealed that there are positive correlation between HDI and incidence and mortality from most of cancers. Conclusion: The HDI is a broad marker of the scale and profile of cancer, with rates of specific types of cancer increasing or decreasing in magnitude according to increments in the four-level HDI. Highly positive dose-response relationships were observed for lung, kidney, and testicular cancer among males, and forlung, kidney, and brain/nervous system cancers in females. Conversely, for cervical cancer, other pharyngeal cancer, and Kaposi sarcoma in females, negative dose-response relationships were observed with HDI level. Results of our study revealed higher incidence of cancer in countries with higher levels of HDI. It can be to grate extent explained by improved health care services and diagnostic procedures as well as establishment and performance of registries.
- Subjects
IRAN; CONFERENCES &; conventions; SOCIAL security; TUMORS
- Publication
Journal of Safety Promotion & Injury Prevention, 2019, Vol 7, Issue 3, p260
- ISSN
2345-2455
- Publication type
Article