The diagnosis rates of the cancer patients referring to Rize region education and research hospital and possible effects of the Chernobyl accident [Rize bölge eğitim ve araşti{dotless}rma hastanesine başvuran kanser hastalari{dotless}ni{dotless}n tani{dotless} oranlari{dotless} ve Çernobil kazasi{dotless}ni{dotless}n etkileri]

Abstract

Objective: Chernobyl nuclear accident is world's one of the largest nuclear disasters ever. In neighboring countries the concerns for increased cancer rates appeared after the accident, and new studies were performed. Our area is among the places where radioactive particles have reached. Thus, we evaluated the regional cancer rates and the possible effects of the radiation. Material and Methods: Three thousand and five hundred cancer patients admitted to our hospital between January 2010 -July 2012 were included in the study. Their diagnosis were determined and percentage values were calculated. Women, men and general patient groups were compared with 2005 statistics of the Ministry of Health Department of Cancer Control. Results: In all groups; 20.2% breast cancer,13.5% lung cancer, 11.7% thyroid cancer, 7.4% colon cancer, 7.4% skin cancer were established. Thyroid cancer rates were higher compared to the country, and gender and age discriminations were made to investigate the reason. In male patients; 25.5% lung cancer, 12.2% prostate cancer, 9.3% colon cancer, 7.8% bladder cancer, 7.7% skin cancer were determined. The data are compatible with the entire country. In women; 38.9% breast cancer, 17.6% thyroid cancer, 7% skin cancer, 5.6% colon cancer, 5.3% leukemia were determined. Thyroid cancer rates were found higher and ages were analyzed:30.6% of them were under the age of 41, 69.4% were over the age of 41. Conclusion: Our region have similar cancer rates with the ones overall in Turkiye, but the rates of thyroid cancer in female patients were increased. Patients under the age of 15 years during the Chernobyl incident were not affected because the increase was seen in the elderly group. Nevertheless, detailed investigations with other factors should be entailed. © 2013 by Türkiye Klinikleri.