Oral carcinoma epidemiology in Paraná State, Southern Brazil Epidemiologia do câncer bucal em pacientes do Estado do Paraná, Sul do Brasil

• Main Authors: Roberta Losi-Guembarovski (Author), Rodrigo Paes de Menezes (Author), Fernando Poliseli (Author), Vivian Nappi Chaves (Author), Hellen Kuasne (Author), Andrei Leichsenring (Author), Marcos Euzébio Maciel (Author), Alda Losi Guembarovski (Author), Benedito W. Oliveira (Author), Gyl Ramos (Author), Lauro Toyshi Mizuno (Author), Iglenir João Cavalli (Author), Enilze Maria de Souza Fonseca Ribeiro (Author), Ilce Mara de Syllos Cólus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral carcinoma is the sixth most frequent type of cancer in the world and the seventh most common in Brazil (the country with the highest incidence in Latin America). Mean five-year survival remains one of the lowest among the main cancers, thus justifying studies that contribute to the development...