Cancer prevalence in Italy: An analysis of geographic variability

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1497-1510

  Guzzinati, Stefano ^a   Buzzoni, Carlotta ^b,c   De Angelis, Roberta ^d   Rosso, Stefano ^e   Tagliabue, Giovanna ^f   Vercelli, Marina ^g   Pannozzo, Fabio ^h   Mangone, Lucia ⁱ   Piffer, Silvano ^j   Fusco, Mario ^k   Giacomin, Adriano ^l   Traina, Adele ^m   Capocaccia, Riccardo ^d   Dal Maso, Luigino ⁿ   Crocetti, Emanuele ^c  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Banca dati AIRTUM   (Italy)

^c Registro Tumori Toscano   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^h Registro tumori di popolazione della Provincia di Latina   (Italy)

ⁱ IRCCS   (Italy)

^j Registro Tumori della Provincia di Trento   (Italy)

^k Registro Tumori Regione Campania ^*  (Italy)

^l Registro Tumori Piemonte   (Italy)

^m Dipartimento di Neuroscienze   (Italy)

ⁿ CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Geographic patterns; Incidence; Italy; Prevalence; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STATISTICS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864875686     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0025-8     Document Type: Article

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