Cancer incidence in the Western Amazon: population-based estimates in Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil, 2007-2009 Incidência de câncer na Amazônia ocidental: estimativa de base populacional em Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil, 2007-2009

• Principais autores: Juliano de Pádua Nakashima (Autor), Rosalina Jorge Koifman (Autor), Sergio Koifman (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Cancer incidence rates vary widely in Brazil. The literature on the subject for the western Amazon region is scarce. This study aimed to determine cancer incidence in the population of Rio Branco, Acre State. A total of 718 new cases were recorded during the study period. Among men, the five leading...