1. [Cancer mortality in Spain, 1955-1994].
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Fernández E, Borràs JM, Levi F, Schiaffino A, García M, and la Vecchia C
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- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Sex Distribution, Spain epidemiology, Neoplasms mortality
- 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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- 2000
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