METHODS
Patients (861 males (54.4%); 723 females (45.6%) [man to female ratio was 1.19]; mean age 53; range 14 to 90 years) admitted to Department of Medical Oncology, Yüzüncü Yıl University and having diagnosed as cancer (n=1584) between 1th January 2001 and 31th December 2004, were evaluated retr ospectively. The disease was seen most frequently (23.8%) in 51 to 60 years old age group, also 70.5% of all cases were within the age range of 41-70. The 43.6% of the cases were having local-regional and 56.4% were having metastasized disease.
RESULTS
When all patients considered the most frequent five types were as follows; gastric cancer 26.5%, esophagus cancer 15.8%, breast cancer 9.5%, colorectal cancer 7.6% and lung cancer 6.4%. When evaluated for gender the most frequent five cancers for women were breast (19.8%), stomach (19.6%), esophagus (19.2%), colorectal (7.3%) and over (5.5%), for men stomach (32%), esophagus (13%), lung (9.3%), colorectal (7.9%), and lymphoma (5.4%). When considered for the systems the most frequent cancer localizations were gastrointestinal system (56.6%), breast (9.5%), lung (6.4), lymphoma (5%) and urologic (4.8%).
CONCLUSION
Upper gastrointestinal system tumors are more frequent in Lake Van region for both man and women. Etio-pathologic studies are needed for this difference.
Keywords: Epidemiologic studies; cancer/incidence; Lake Van region; neoplasms/epidemiology/mortality; prevalence
