Incidence and Prevalence of Cancer in Colombia: The Methodology Used Matters | Zendy

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Incidence and Prevalence of Cancer in Colombia: The Methodology Used Matters

Author(s) -

Omaira Valencia,

Gilberto Lopes,

Patricia SánchezVelázquez,

Lizbeth Acuña,

Daniel Uribe Parra,

J.V. Sánchez González

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of global oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2378-9506

DOI - 10.1200/jgo.17.00008

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , cancer registry , demography , cancer , health care , population , cancer incidence , healthcare system , environmental health , economic growth , physics , sociology , optics , economics

Incidence and prevalence are important factors in policy making and planning in health care systems. The aim of this study was to compare two different estimates of the incidence and prevalence of cancer in Colombia-real-world data from the health care system and estimates from cancer registries.

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