Incidence and mortality rates of selected infection-related cancers in Puerto Rico and in the United States

BACKGROUND: In 2002, 17.8% of the global cancer burden was attributable to infections. This study assessed the age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of stomach, liver, and cervical cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) for the period 1992-2003 and compared them to those of Hispanics (USH), non-Hispani...

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Main Authors: Ortiz, Ana P, Soto-Salgado, Marievelisse, Calo, William A, Tortolero-Luna, Guillermo, Pérez, Cynthia M, Romero, Carlos J, Pérez, Javier, Figueroa-Vallés, Nayda, Suárez, Erick
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2891681/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20470399
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-9378-5-10
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