Trends in site- and sex-specific cancer mortality between 1979 and 2010 in Belgium compared with Europe using WHO data | Zendy

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Trends in site- and sex-specific cancer mortality between 1979 and 2010 in Belgium compared with Europe using WHO data

Author(s) -

Katrien Vanthomme,

Hadewijch Vandenheede,

Paulien Hagedoorn,

Patrick Deboosere,

Sylvie Gadeyne

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdv078

Subject(s) - demography , medicine , lung cancer , cancer , mortality rate , breast cancer , epidemiology , population , colorectal cancer , stomach cancer , gerontology , environmental health , oncology , sociology

Cancer mortality constitutes a major health burden in Europe. Trends are different for men and women, and across Europe. This study aims to map out Belgian cancer mortality trends for the most common cancer types in both sexes between 1979 and 2010, and to link these with trends in cancer mortality and smoking prevalence across Europe.

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