Cancer survival discrepancies in developed and developing countries: Comparisons between the Philippines and the United States

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 858-862

  Redaniel, M T ^a   Laudico, A ^b,c,d   Mirasol Lumague, M R ^d   Gondos, A ^a   Pulte, D ^e   Mapua, C ^f   Brenner, H ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b Manila Cancer Registry   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d Rizal Medical Center   (Philippines)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Cancer survival; Developing countries; Filipino Americans; Period analysis; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CANCER; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH CANCER; THYROID CANCER; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHILIPPINES; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61749102154     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604945     Document Type: Article

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