Ovarian Cancer Incidence in Iran and the World

  • Malihe Arab Preventative Gynecology Research Center (PGRC). Imam Hossein Medical Center. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
  • Giti Noghabaei
Keywords: Ovarian cancer incidence disease burden Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Ovarian cancer ranks the 8th cancer causing death in the world. This study aims to compare incidence rate of ovarian cancer in Iran with other countries.
Materials and methods: Data from International Agency for Research on Cancer’s GLOBOCAN 2008 database   is used to compare ovarian cancer age standard incidence rate from different parts of the globe considering the developing and developed regions.
Results: Iran is among countries with low incidence of ovarian cancer and an age standard incidence rate of 3.07 in 2005 and 3.1 in 2008.
Conclusions: Ovarian cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in Iran. Various risk and protective factors of ovarian cancer might be clarified in Iran in order to prevent increasing incidence of this cancer in the future.  At the present this disease is significant considering its disease burden

Published
2025-11-23
How to Cite
Arab, M., & Noghabaei, G. (2025). Ovarian Cancer Incidence in Iran and the World. Reports of Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1(2), 69-72. Retrieved from http://waocp.com/journal/index.php/Reports-of-Radiotherapy-and-Onco/article/view/2384
Issue
Vol 1 No 2 (2013)
Section
Articles