aim : the aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality rates and trends from gastrointestinal (gi) cancer in iranian population from 1995 to 2003. background : cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran. gastrointestinal cancer is the most important causes of mortality due to cancer. the cancer mortality data is important to monitor the effects of screening program, earlier diagn...

background: considering the importance of updating information about incidence and mortality of common or fatal cancers and the need for studying the effectiveness   of   changes   in   the   iranian   cancer   registration   system   from pathological based to population based since 2007, the aim of this study was to provide updated population based information on incidence and mortality rates...