Incidence and mortality trends for four major cancers in the elderly and middle-aged adults: An international comparison

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Quaglia, Alberto ^a   Lillini, Roberto ^a,b   Crocetti, Emanuele ^c   Buzzoni, Carlotta ^d   Vercelli, Marina ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Tuscany Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^d C o Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Incidence; Middle aged adults; Mortality; Time trend

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878885289     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: 18793320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2013.02.010     Document Type: Review

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