@2024 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 1735-7675 Kowsar Medical Journal 2010;15(2):111-114
ISSN: 1735-7675 Kowsar Medical Journal 2010;15(2):111-114
Effect of age, gender and blood group on blood cancer types
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Zand A. M. (* )Imani S. (1 )
Sa’adati M. (1 )
Borna H. (1 )
Ziaei R. (2 )
Honari H. (1 )
(* ) Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
(1 ) Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
(2 ) Blood Department, Hematology & Oncology Research Center, Shari’ati Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence
Address:Phone:
Fax:
ali2007mohammad@yahoo.com
Article History
Received:Accepted:
ePublished:
ABSTRACT
Aims
Leukemia or blood cancer is known as the world fifth prevailing cancers and includes 8% of the whole cancers. This disease is also known as the children’s cancer since approximately 15% of the children of lower than 15 years old are affected by this complication. There are so many factors affecting the cancer occurrence such as age, gender, race, blood groups and rays and mother’s contamination to Helicobacter pylori bacteria, etc.
Materials & Methods In this study 424 patients suffering from blood cancer in hematology and oncology A and B sections of Shari’ati Hospital were studied from September of 2007 to 2008 in Tehran. Patients’ information was collected using a researcher made questionnaire from the patients’ arrival moment. Blood group, age and gender indexes were analyzed accurately. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 and Chi-square test.
Results The frequency of the occurrence of this disease in men was 1.5 times more than women. Also the probability of its presence in A, O and Rh+ blood groups and people is higher than the other groups.
Conclusion Age, gender and blood group are involved in the rate of affecting by blood cancer.
Materials & Methods In this study 424 patients suffering from blood cancer in hematology and oncology A and B sections of Shari’ati Hospital were studied from September of 2007 to 2008 in Tehran. Patients’ information was collected using a researcher made questionnaire from the patients’ arrival moment. Blood group, age and gender indexes were analyzed accurately. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 and Chi-square test.
Results The frequency of the occurrence of this disease in men was 1.5 times more than women. Also the probability of its presence in A, O and Rh+ blood groups and people is higher than the other groups.
Conclusion Age, gender and blood group are involved in the rate of affecting by blood cancer.
CITATION LINKS