Prevalence of Skin Cancer in Isfahan Province, Iran

Abstract

Background: Internationally previous publications confirmed that skin cancer could be categorized as one of the most common cancer among others. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate skin cancer crude rate and incidence in Isfahan Province, Iran. Methods: Data (2011 - 2015) was collected from the Isfahan Cancer Registry. The skin cancer was defined by topography code C43 and C44. Period prevalence and incidence was calculated per 100 000 persons. Results: There were 3837 patients that corresponded to a period prevalence of 77.1. With a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 103, skin cancer in 67% was defined at the age between 60 and 70 years. Malignant melanoma of skin was reported in 8 out of total population in which all died from it at the age between 42 to 95 years. There was an increase in incidence from 17.4 to 22.3, in which the mean incidence in males (24) was significantly higher (P < 0.001) than females (14.3). Conclusions: In total population there was death- reported-data in 2% of patients with skin cancer. A 28.2% increase in incidence and 69.1% higher crude rate of males (96.2) versus females (56.9), which recommends further research in this direction.