Cancer in the Azores: initial results from a recently established population-based cancer registry Câncer nos Açores: primeiros resultados de um registro oncológico de base populacional recentemente criado

• Main Authors: Gonçalo F. Lacerda (Author), Paulo S. Pinheiro (Author), José M. Cabral (Author), Jorge G. Câmara (Author), Vítor L. Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: The Azores archipelago has long been the Portuguese region that presents the highest mortality rates for certain cancers. Lack of incidence data has prevented the evaluation of the actual burden of this disease in the Azorean population. METHODS: Malignant tumours (ICD-O 5th Digit /3)...