[ trend of lung cancer incidence rate based on Fars Province cancer registry's data, 2001-2008]

ABSTRACT

Objective[s] To determine the trend of crude and age standardized incidence rate of lung cancer in Fars province, southern Iran, from 2001 to 2008. In this epidemiological study, using Fars province cancer registry data the incidence rates were calculated per 100,000 people a year and age standardized incidence rate was performed by direct method using the world standard population