Cancer incidence and mortality in rural workers in the Brazilian Western Amazon

• Main Authors: Emanuela de Souza Gomes dos Santos (Author), Creso Machado Lopes (Author), Sergio Koifman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim To conduct an exploratory study about cancer incidence and mortality in rural workers in the state of Acre, Brazil. Methods The Proportional Cancer Incidence Ratio (PCIR) was calculated for rural male workers who live in Rio Branco, Acre, with histological diagnosis of cancer, and the C...