Use path analysis method to measure the impact of some factors on the disease of cancer in the Governorate of Basrah

Abstract EN

Path analysis and multiple regression analysis were used for studying the effect of some factors on patients having tumors in the governorate of Basrah.

Sample o f recorded patients in the Center of Tumors in governorate of Basrah for the period from 2007 to 2009 was taken and it was classified into three groups according to the patient's state and best model was determined by using Multiple Regression Analysis method according to the method of Stepwise.

After this, path analysis method was applied for studying the relationship in this model.