Leila Tavakkoli - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,Kerman, Iran
Behjat Kalantari-Khandani - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Moghaddameh Mirzaei - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,Kerman, Iran
Narges Khanjani - Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Vahid Moazed - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Background: The present study aimed to investigate breast cancer trend,incidence, and mortality among Iranian women and was one of the first provincialand population-based studies to investigate breast cancer changes during ۱۴ years inthe largest province of Iran, Kerman.Methods: This was a population-based longitudinal study. Information aboutwomen diagnosed with breast cancer from ۲۰۰۱ to ۲۰۱۴ was obtained from theCancer Registry of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Independent-samples ttest, one-way analysis of variance, linear regression, time series graphs, and fittedline plots were performed using SPSS ۲۲ and Minitab ۱۷. Results: A total of ۲۷۷۱ women were diagnosed with breast cancer in Kermanprovince from ۲۰۰۱ to ۲۰۱۴. The mean age of female patients was ۴۹.۵۲±۱۲.۸۸years. The total incidence rate was ۱۳.۵ per ۱۰۰,۰۰۰ women and there was anincreasing trend for incidence and age at diagnosis. Also, ۲۵۴ women died frombreast cancer during these ۱۴ years and the mean mortality age was ۵۴.۱۶±۱۴.۳۳years. There was also an increasing trend for mortality and age of death.Conclusion: There is an increasing trend for incidence and mortality from breastcancer in Kerman province and this requires interventions such as appropriatescreening programs. Also, enabling physicians and increasing patient awareness toidentify breast cancer symptoms is necessary.

Breast cancer, Incidence, Mortality, Trends, Iran