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. 2015 Dec;3(4):135-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.prnil.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

The incidence and mortality of prostate cancer and its relationship with development in Asia

Reza Pakzad  1 , Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani  2 , Mahshid Ghoncheh  3 , Iraj Pakzad  4 , Hamid Salehiniya  5
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The incidence and mortality of prostate cancer and its relationship with development in Asia

Reza Pakzad et al. Prostate Int. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: Prostate cancer is a common cancer in men in the world. It is rapidly increasing. This study investigated the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer and the relationship with the Human Development Index (HDI) and its dimensions in Asia in 2012.

Methods: The study was conducted based on data from the world data of cancer and the World Bank (including the HDI and its components). The standardized incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer were calculated for Asian countries. The correlation between incidence, mortality rates, and the HDI and its components were assessed with the use of the correlation test, using SPSS software.

Results: There was a total of 191,054 incidences and 81,229 death were recorded in Asian countries in 2012. Among the Asian countries, the five countries with the highest standardized incidence rates of prostate cancer were Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Singapore, and Japan, and the five countries with the highest standardized mortality rates were Turkey, Lebanon, Timor-Leste, Armenia, and the Philippines. The correlation between standardized incidence rate of prostate cancer and the HDI was 0.604 (P ≤ 0.001), with life expectancy at birth 0.529 (P = 0.002), with mean years of schooling 0.427 (P = 0.001), and with level of income per each person of the population 0.349 (P = 0.013). Also, between the standardized mortality rate and the HDI, it was 0.228 (P = 0.127).

Conclusions: A significant and positive correlation was observed between the standardized incidence rate of prostate cancer, and the HDI and its dimensions, such as life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, and income level of the population per each person of population. However, there was no significant correlation between the standardized mortality rate, and the HDI and its dimensions.

Keywords: Asia; Correlation; Human Development Index; Prostate cancer.

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Standardized incidence and mortality rate of prostate cancer in Asia in 2012. ASR, age-specific incidence and mortality rate.
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Correlation between the Human Development Index and standardized incidence of prostate cancer in Asia in 2012. HDI, Human Development Index.
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Correlation between the Human Development Index and standardized mortality rates for prostate cancer in Asia in 2012. HDI, Human Development Index.
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