Authors : Ghasem Janbabai, Ghasem Abedi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Bahram Tahmasbi, Fereshteh and Farshidi
Abstract: Stomach cancer the commonest malignity and the third major cause of mortality from cancer all over the world. Different studies in Iran indicated different survival rates and there is not general estimation. The present study was carried out in order to determine the 1-5 year survival rate of stomach cancer in Iran through a metaanalytical study. By searching the national and international online databases and taking into account the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study, articles that possessed inclusion criteria were selected. After the required data were extracted, they were analyzed using Stat 11.0 Software and the survival rate was determined. The present systematic study included 19 articles and survival rate was investigated among 23,589 patients with stomach cancer. The rate of 1-5 year survival of stomach cancer was respectively, 64.7, 40.6, 31.4, 23.5 and 20.3%. According to the results of the present study, the lowest survival rate was related to 5 year survival and the highest to 1 year survival among patients with stomach cancer. The survival rate of patients with stomach cancer in Iran is very low and the most important factorsin the survival are the disease stage and the patients age. Therefore, it is necessary to figure out interventional measures in order to diagnose the disease in earlystages and provide more efficient treatments.
Ghasem Janbabai, Ghasem Abedi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Bahram Tahmasbi, Fereshteh and Farshidi , 2016. Determining the Survival Rate of Stomach Cancer in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 10: 246-255.