Author/Authors :
Zali, AR Associated Professor of Neurosurgery Shahid Beheshti Medical University , Abolhassani, F Assistant Professor of “Endocrine and metabolism Research Center -” Tehran Medical University , Khayamzadeh, M Community Medicine Specialist Cancer Research Center - Shahid Beheshti Medical University , Moradi Lake, M Community Medicine Specialist Assistant Professor of Iran Medical University , Jamali, A Community Medicine Specialist Assistant Professor of Iran Medical University , Salmanian, R Resident of Anestisiology – Iran Medical University , Naghavi, M Epidemiologist (MD-PhD) Researcher - Ministry Of health and Medical Education , Mirzaei, HR Radio therapy oncology specialist - Cancer Research Center - Shahid Beheshti Medical University , Kazemian, A Radio therapy oncology specialist – Assistant Professor of Tehran Medical University , Akbari, ME Professor of Surgery - Cancer Research Center – Shahid Beheshti Medical University
Abstract :
Objective: The policy makers and social managers need some criteria for building up the
appropriate health status of the community and observe the equity and equality on it. They
have to know the burden of diseases as a main determining factor for decision making,
planning and programming. Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) is a criteria which shows the
wasted life time due to early death and also wasted time due to disease morbidity and
disability. Central nervous system malignancies are important especially in children and
estimating the burden of these malignancies in Iran will enable the health policy makers to
share the community sources, as appropriate.
Material and Methods: The estimation of burden of disease and risk factors was a national
study that began on 2003 by the ministry of Health and Medical education (MOH&ME) after
establishing cancer registry in the country. Here by we discussed about the burden of CNS
malignancies as a part of this study. This study was performed by a special modeling and new
software.
Results: Due to wasted life time of early death and morbidity, CNS malignancies are the third
malignancy in Iran. Year waste in Iranian Population is 0.69 in each 1000 person.
Keywords :
CNS malignancies , Burden of disease , DALYs , Iran
