BACKGROUND: TO analyze the mortality from the eight main cancer sites in men and women from Spain between 1955-1994. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Age-standardized mortality rates were computed. RESULTS: In men. an increase in lung cancer mortality as well as in the other 8 sites was registered, except for stomach cancer. In women, breast, ovary, and pancreas cancer mortality continue to increase. CONCLUSIONS: Cancer mortality in Spain has dismal trends. This fact implies the need of strong interventions.
Mortalidad por cáncer en España, 1955-1994 = Cancer mortality in Spain, 1955-1994 / E. Fernández, J.M. Borràs, F. Levi, A. Schiaffino, M. García, C. la Vecchia. - In: MEDICINA CLINICA. - ISSN 0025-7753. - 114:12(2000 Apr 01), pp. 449-451.
Mortalidad por cáncer en España, 1955-1994 = Cancer mortality in Spain, 1955-1994
C. la VecchiaUltimo
2000
Abstract
BACKGROUND: TO analyze the mortality from the eight main cancer sites in men and women from Spain between 1955-1994. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Age-standardized mortality rates were computed. RESULTS: In men. an increase in lung cancer mortality as well as in the other 8 sites was registered, except for stomach cancer. In women, breast, ovary, and pancreas cancer mortality continue to increase. CONCLUSIONS: Cancer mortality in Spain has dismal trends. This fact implies the need of strong interventions.
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