Geographic Variability of Gastric Cancer Incidence in Kazakhstan

Document Type : Research Articles

Authors

• Rustem Taszhanov ^{1, 2, 3}
• Zhansaya Telmanova ^{1, 2}
• Yerkezhan Zhadykova ^{1, 2}
• Lyailya Akhmetova ⁴
• Akmaral Zhantureyeva ^{1, 2}
• Zhanar Bukeyeva ^{1, 2}
• Gulshara Aimbetova ⁵
• Dinara Kassenova ^{1, 2}
• Zhanerke Azhetova ^{1, 2}
• Zhanar Kozhakhmetova ^{1, 2}
• Serikbay Orazbayev ^{1, 2}
• Kairat Adaibayev ¹
• Kadyr Ospanov ⁴
• Kuanysh Kulayev ⁴
• Yerlan Kuandykov ⁴
• Zarina Bilyalova ²
• Gulnur Igissinova ^{2, 5}
• Saken Kozhakhmetov ^{1, 2}
• Marcis Leja ^{6, 7, 8, 9}
• Nurbek Igissinov ^{1, 2, 10}

¹ Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

² Central Asian Institute for Medical Research, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

³ Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

⁴ Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Shymkent Campus, Kazakhstan.

⁵ Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

⁶ Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

⁷ Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

⁸ Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.

⁹ Digestive Disease Centre GASTRO, Riga, Latvia.

¹⁰ Eurasian Institute for Cancer Research, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Abstract

Keywords

• gastric cancer
• incidence
• component analysis
• Kazakhstan

Main Subjects

• Public Health Epidemiology